Economics and Policy Donor countries committed $3.6 billion to Sudan's Darfur region to be paid over six years during a donor conference on Monday hosted in Qatar aimed at helping it cope with an armed conflict that has killed thousands. More from Reuters The Beirut Stock Exchange rose for a second trading day on Monday as Solidere stocks gained on the appointment of Prime Minister Tammam Salam. More from The Daily Star A report handed to the Lebanese State Prosecutor Monday named 411 individuals who allegedly received illicit money from the now-defunct Al-Madina Bank. More from The Daily Star Companies and Business Kuwait-based Burgan Bank is looking at potential acquisitions in Egypt to step up international expansion and is not put off by the country's uncertain political situation. More from Reuters The United Arab Emirates’ top telecom operator Etisalat has stopped blocking the website of
