Sunni Muslim Gulf states led by Saudi Arabia and Qatar have backed the rebels with arms and money in a fight to topple President Bashar al-Assad.
The European Union lifted restrictions on arming the rebels in May. Britain and France said they would not send weapons before August 1.
Medical and security sources said that at least eight people had been killed in the violence at the besieged building.
Reports suggested that telecoms operator was in talks with Qatari funds to sell a stake in its fixed-line business.
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The top U.S. diplomat has met both Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Sri Lanka returned a 40,000-tonnes diesel cargo shipment from ENOC on Thursday saying it was “not up to the required specifications”.
Al Jazeera America, with headquarters in New York, plans to launch in late-August this year.
Kuwait Investment Authority, which has around $342 billion assets under management, has increased investment in Britain to over $24 billion.
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With many GCC consumers now owning two handsets, mobile advertising represents a golden untapped opportunity.
Corporate lenders in the GCC are falling behind their global counterparts in other areas however.
Regional carriers are expected to see passenger traffic rise by 6.2 per cent annually over the next 20 years, says Airbus.
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The president blamed unspecified “enemies of Egypt” for sabotaging the democratic system.
The opening also marked the U.S.-brand’s 34th year in the UAE as figures show it occupies 69 per cent of the local market share.
Businesses are relying too much on apps and are not capitalising on the region’s high levels of internet and mobile penetration.
Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal criticised Iran, Russia and Hezbollah for backing and arming Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
China State Construction Engineering Corporation will make its first-ever Middle East investment in the Viceroy Dubai Palm Jumeirah project.
The plane, operated by United Airlines, was flying from Houston to Denver in the U.S. when it was forced to turn around and land back at its origin.
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The Doha-based airline will operate the Boeing 787 on services to the capital cities of Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
But work on its long-awaited Palm Jumeirah hotel in Dubai remains ongoing and it is unlikely to open until late 2015.
Qatar had earlier planned to invest 50 million euros into businesses in French suburbs.
France has been hoping to sign a contract to equip Qatar’s air force with Rafale fighter planes made by Dassault.
Gazan singer Mohammed Assaf endeared millions of viewers with his Palestinian patriotic anthems and folk songs.
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A study by Barclays Wealth shows a growing confidence of increasing fortunes compared to other global markets.
Senior Afghan officials had accused Washington on Wednesday of breaking assurances to Kabul.
DEG has a current portfolio of 160 million euros in the MENA region but has not been very active since 2011.