Economics and policy Arab leaders are expected to take a final decision on the plan of establishing the Greater Arab Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in the coming months. More from Arabian Business Lebanon will proceed with the prequalifying bid for offshore oil and gas exploration as scheduled despite the resignation of the Cabinet, caretaker Energy and Water Minister Gebran Bassil has said. More from The Daily Star Saudi Arabia’s real estate share index rose to a 10-month high on bets the sector will benefit from a new mortgage law being introduced, and Egypt’s Orascom Construction Industries helped lift Cairo’s bourse. More from Reuters Companies and Business DP World, the world’s third-largest port operator, is looking to expand in Latin America and Africa, according to the Dubai-based company’s chairman. More from Arabian Business Total passenger traffic through Muscat International Airport increased by 10 percent in the first
