Economics and Policy Syria hopes to clinch more financial aid from its allies Russia and Iran soon, but still has enough foreign reserves to pursue its war on rebels trying to oust President Bashar Assad, the central bank governor said. More from Reuters Oman’s central bank plans to issue rules to boost lending to small and medium-sized firms, its chief said on Wednesday, in a new move to help bring unemployment down in the sultanate. More from Reuters The 1,000-year-old minaret of Aleppo's Umayyad Mosque has collapsed in clashes between Syrian rebels and forces loyal to president Bashar al-Assad, activists and state media said. More from The National Business and Companies Two Lebanese currency exchange firms accused of money laundering by the United States Treasury Department have vehemently denied the allegations, saying they were considering legal action to clear their names. More from The Daily Star
