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Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud, former Saudi Ambassador to the U.S., says "nobody is doing anything" about the unrest in Syria and if the world had acted six months ago, we would not be in this "mess".
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BAGHDAD, Feb 3- Foreign investors bought more than two-thirds of Iraqi mobile operator Asiacell's $1.35 billion share sale, with parent Qatar Telecom expected to have increased its stake.
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*Dubai aims to "set the tone" for rest of world. DUBAI, Feb 3- Dubai aims to become a top global centre for Islamic bonds by introducing more detailed standards that ensure issuance and trading obey not only the letter but also the spirit of Islamic rules, a securities market official said.
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DUBAI, Feb 3- A director of commodity trading giant Glencore on Sunday questioned the conversion of corn into ethanol biofuel, saying it can contribute to higher prices.
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*Syria says Israel bombed military research centre. The foreign ministry summoned the head of the U.N. force in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights to deliver the protest a day after Israel hit what Syria said was a military research centre and diplomats said was a weapons convoy heading for Lebanon.
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*Hezbollah, Russia, Iran denounce attack. *Syria says Israel bombed military research centre. Damascus could take "a surprise decision to respond to the aggression of the Israeli warplanes", Syrian ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdul-Karim Ali said a day after Israel struck against Syria.
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*Dubai sovereign sukuk under pressure. DUBAI, Jan 31- Emirates airline, Dubai's flagship carrier, launched a $750 million 12- year amortising bond on Thursday, with final pricing due later in the day, arranging banks said. Order books were reportedly over $1.6 billion at around 0800 GMT, IFR Markets, a unit of Thomson Reuters reported.
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*Research In Motion changes company's name to BlackBerry. NEW YORK, Jan 30- Research In Motion Ltd on Wednesday unveiled the long-delayed line of smartphones it hopes will put it on the comeback trail, but it disappointed investors by saying U.S. sales of its all-new BlackBerry 10 devices will not start until March, sending its share price tumbling 12 percent.
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*Research In Motion changes company's name to BlackBerry. NEW YORK, Jan 30- Research In Motion Ltd unveiled the long-delayed line of smartphones it hopes will put it on the comeback trail on Wednesday but it disappointed investors by saying U.S. sales of its all-new BlackBerry 10 will start only in March.
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*Research In Motion changes name to BlackBerry. By Euan Rocha and Sinead Carew. NEW YORK, Jan 30- Research In Motion Ltd unveiled a long-delayed line of smartphones on Wednesday it says will put the company on the comeback trail in a market it once dominated, promising its BlackBerry 10 devices will wow consumers and businesses alike when they finally hit stores.
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DUBAI, Jan 30- Iran has called for foreign help to recover a $40 million gas platform from the Gulf seabed, its Mehr news agency reported, in a rare request by an industry isolated by sanctions.
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NEW YORK, Jan 30- Research In Motion Ltd on Wednesday unveiled a long-delayed line of smartphones it says will put the company on the comeback trail in a market it once dominated, promising its BlackBerry 10 devices will wow consumers and businesses alike when they hit stores.
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GENEVA/ DUBAI, Jan 30- Iran's crude oil exports in December leapt to their highest level since European Union sanctions took effect last July, analysts and shipping sources said, as strong Chinese demand and tanker fleet expansion helped the OPEC member dodge sanctions.
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*Gulf investors drawn to Turkey. Gulf Arab investors, who traditionally poured money into assets in debt-choked U.S. and European markets, have helped drive the explosion in demand, joining funds from Europe, Asia and the United States.
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ABU DHABI/ DUBAI, Jan 30- Controversy over rules to limit banking risk in the United Arab Emirates shows how hard it can be to regulate financial systems when banks and key companies are closely tied to the state.
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*Abu Dhabi cracking the whip with state-linked firms. DUBAI, Jan 30- The state-backed union of Abu Dhabi's two biggest property developers is likely just the first step in a wider consolidation that will see projects and state entities merged in a bid to stabilise the real estate market.
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DUBAI, Jan 30- At an economic summit of Arab leaders in Riyadh last week, Saudi Arabia's crown prince called for a minimum 50 percent increase in the capital of a fund that lends money for development projects around the region.
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*Banks irked due to Turkey's booming gold trade with Iran. DUBAI, Jan 30- Trade in Turkish gold bars to Iran via Dubai is drying up as a growing number of banks and dealers refuse to buy the bullion to avoid the risks associated with Turkey's gold-for-gas trade with Iran.
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DUBAI, Jan 30- Kingdom Holding Co, the international investment firm of Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, has formed a sharia board of prominent scholars in order to raise more of its funding through Islamic finance. Elgari serves on several sharia boards including the Islamic arms of HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank.
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*Exxon to decide between Kurds and Baghdad. ARBIL, Iraq, Jan 30- Behind the closed doors of their offices in the United States, top executives and lawyers for Exxon Mobil are poring over two sets of contracts, weighing a decision that could shift the balance of power in Iraq.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 29- More than two-thirds of countries, including many of the world's largest arms traders, have inadequate safeguards to prevent corruption in their defence sectors, a survey by an anti-corruption watchdog said on Tuesday.