Middle Eastern Business Headlines at 1:44 p.m. GMT

Dubai magnate tied to Trump brand seeks new ventures abroad

Air Berlin files for bankruptcy after shareholder pulls plug

Asian stocks rise after Koreas, US make diplomatic overtures

Dubai's Emaar posts first-half profits, announces new IPO

Israeli tycoon among several arrested for bribery, fraud

Kuwait battles oil spill in Persian Gulf waters

Qatar crisis redraws red lines and frays age-old Gulf ties

Israel, the land of milk and honey _ and now whiskey?

Kuwait says North Korean workers welcome then refutes itself

OPEC production rises again to above its output ceiling