More companies are expected to buy the oil and gas data from Lebanon as the bid for the first round of a prequalification tender in February, the CEO of Britain-based Spectrum has said. More from The Daily Star The United Arab Emirates’ economy is estimated to have grown by around 4 percent in 2012, little changed from the previous year, and a similar clip is seen in 2013, its economy minister has said. More from Reuters Two days of talks between the UN atomic agency and Iran have ended in Tehran, apparently without agreement, a diplomatic source told yesterday. More from The National The Lebanese Cabinet authorized, in its session Thursday, the Energy and Finance ministries to mull funding for a $305 million project aimed at boosting power supply by 260 megawatts. More from The Daily Star Companies Dubai stocks rose to the highest level in