Accession talks launched in 2005 got bogged down in a dispute over the divided island of Cyprus.
Syria is believed to possess about 1,000 tonnes of toxins
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan outspoken support for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has set it at odds with the Gulf Arab states.
The government controls 49 per cent of Turkish Airlines, Europe’s fourth-biggest carrier.
Bullion gained 4.2 per cent on Wednesday, its biggest daily gain since June 2012
Emirates keen to target New England trade and transfer traffic opportunities
The Abu Dhabi-based airline plans to introduce more flights, more seats and new routes to India.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied that his forces were responsible for a chemical weapons attack in Ghouta.
NBF’s new entity will help facilitate expanding cross border flows between the UAE and China.
Arcapita’s plan will see it transfer its assets into a new holding company which will dispose of them over time to pay off creditors.
The new touchscreen device boasts a five-inch display and a 1.7 gigahertz processor.
The bank’s retail business in the UAE was sold to Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank in 2010.
Family-owned Italian fashion house Versace is looking to sell between 15 to 20 per cent to investors.
Report claims businessman was assaulted and forced to hand over high-value items
In a candid chat with Gulf Business, Hult Prize CEO Ahmad Ashkar discusses why he thinks the time is ripe for social entrepreneurship in the Middle East.
Most senior managers apply for jobs via the career portal on a company’s website, says study.
The company will supply four 720MW steam turbine generator sets for the Shuqaiq power plant.
The payments were made under “advisory service agreements” linked to Barclays’ emergency fundraising with Qatari investors.
Qatar agreed in May to donate five cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Egypt.
U.N. chemical investigators confirmed the use of sarin nerve agent in an August 21 poison gas attack.
The Saudi billionaire invested $300 million in the social media giant in late 2011.
The telecoms operator is looking to raise more than $1 billion through its IPO next year.
The money will be used to repay “the most difficult debts” and regurgitate the economy, said Serbia’s deputy prime minister.
Sources say the company could sell 30 per cent to 40 per cent of its Middle East business unit.
The accord demands that Syrian President President Bashar al-Assad account for his secret stockpile within a week.
Syria’s stockpile is believed to be spread over dozens of sites and include research and development centres, some of them underground.
Arabesque is due to open to investors in the first quarter of 2014 and will focus on value-based investment strategies.
Kuwait’s state news agency said the package would comprise a $2 billion central bank deposit, a $1 billion grant and $1 billion in oil products.
Christos Papadopoulos will lead the bank’s expansion in sharia-compliant banking.
Transactions in the Middle East between July 2012 and June 2013 dropped to nine deals as compared to 13 in the previous year.