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Economics and Policy
Cairo will begin repaying the more than $6 billion it owes to foreign oil firms within two months, the chairman of state-run Egyptian General Petroleum Company has said.
Lebanon's Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati cannot call for a Cabinet session to discuss oil and gas licensing without political consensus and such a meeting remains unconstitutional, the caretaker Economy and Trade Minister Nicholas Nahas has said.
Companies and Business
Etihad Airways is close to placing an order that could kick off a $50 billion jet-buying spree from the Gulf as the region’s carriers flex their muscles in an industry hit by weak margins and high fuel prices.