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Mideast investors to cash in on smokers’ ire
Arab Investments hopes its £36m hotel will offer smokers an oasis from the ban that has forced them out of most buildings since 2007
Escher rises a quarter after postal deal
Dublin-based software group wins key contract
Twitter ‘apostasy’ threatens Saudi web culture
Response, including violent threats and offers of rewards to those who kill Hamza Kashgari, merited a firm reaction from the authorities
Syria renews attack after Russian visit
Turkey backs effort to force Assad to end the violence, saying it could not stay silent after ‘fiasco’ of Russian and Chinese UN veto
Turkish leader attacks US writer amid plot claims
Prime minister criticises Paul Auster and senior AK party member says the novelist is part of a conspiracy to destabilise the government
Qatar seeks to lure asset managers
Doha recruits veteran leader of the UK financial services industry as looming regulatory changes in UAE raise alarm in the funds sector
Hamas and Fatah to form unity government
Move marks breakthrough in long-running effort to heal the rivalry between the two biggest forces in the Palestinian national movement
Editorial: UN resolve must not waver
Serious consideration should be given to whether to arm the rebels and how and when to establish humanitarian corridors
Kuwait edges towards bourse sell-off
Planned privatisation of the stock exchange has drawn criticism but proponents insist it is the best way of improving performance
Carlyle to focus on Turkey and Saudi Arabia
Leadership change reveals shift in focus towards Turkey and Saudi Arabia as investors shun north African economies, fearing political upheaval

