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Tensions over Iran, unrest in Syria and concern about refinancing of upcoming Dubai debt are making international investors wary of Gulf and other Middle Eastern markets this year, just as developed markets enjoy fresh gains.
February 7, 2012 2:25
Syria's central bank will intervene to prop up its currency - which has plunged under the mounting pressure of sanctions and violence - and has the reserves to back that strategy, Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA cited governor Adib Mayaleh as saying on Monday.
February 6, 2012 3:00
Syria's National Sugar Co, a privately owned refiner with a capacity of 1 million tonnes a year, has halted production because of the poor security situation in the country, its chairman said on Sunday.
February 5, 2012 1:01
President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Saturday France was consulting with Arab and European countries to create a contact group on Syria to find a solution to its crisis after Russia and China vetoed a resolution at the UN Security Council.
February 5, 2012 12:54
The head of the Arab League and the prime minister of Qatar urged the UN Security Council on Tuesday to take swift action to stem the escalating violence in Syria and to endorse an Arab plan for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to give up power.
February 1, 2012 1:14
Suspending monitors comes days before League chief's UN briefing; Arab ministers seen meeting in week of Feb. 5; China, Russia have resisted calls for tougher Syria stance
January 29, 2012 10:52
Call for Assad to cede power a barrier to Russian backing at UN; Putin determined to avoid precedent as he plans Kremlin return amid protests; Moscow signals ready to veto resolution if left unchanged
January 28, 2012 2:21
Dozens of Syrians broke into the Syrian embassy in Cairo on Friday to protest at their government's bloody crackdown on a 10-month-old popular uprising, Egyptian security sources said.
January 28, 2012 1:38
Agency says most victims are boys; detainees younger than 14; Figures based on reports from local human rights groups; UN concedes unable to track overall death toll in Syria
January 28, 2012 1:23
Arabs will not agree to foreign military intervention in Syria, Omani Foreign Minister Yousef bin Alawi said in an interview broadcast on Friday, stressing that the only way to end the crisis was through an Arab League peace plan.
January 28, 2012 1:16
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) said on Tuesday it had decided to withdraw its monitors from an Arab League mission to Syria, following the lead of Saudi Arabia.
January 24, 2012 2:02
Ministers gather to discuss peace mission findings; Arab League, UN Security Council both split on Syria
January 22, 2012 11:05
China's premier gave his government's most forthright endorsement yet to the changes sweeping the Arab world, in an unusual expression of support during a meeting with the head of an association of Muslim states.
January 16, 2012 12:51Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has granted a general amnesty for crimes committed since the outbreak of a 10-month uprising against his rule, the state news agency SANA reported on Sunday.
January 15, 2012 2:18
Presence of monitors has not stopped violence; Qatar says mission cannot stay to "waste time"; Arab states oppose foreign military intervention
January 8, 2012 1:27
As Prime Minister Erdogan showcases Turkey's prestige on a visit to the White House, the country has its ratings upgraded...
May 19, 2013 9:45
The Emirates Identity Authority is 'keen' on making its ID cards more functional.
May 16, 2013 5:57
The airline said there had been little impact on May 15 from a strike in protest over pay and previous sackings.
May 16, 2013 2:57
Controversial views from the clothing company's CEO causes huge backlash.
May 16, 2013 2:43
Michael Fay forged papers and operated as a pilot for Afriqiyah Airways for eight months. . .
May 14, 2013 11:26
