Economics and Policy Most Gulf bourses resumed declines Monday as the U.S. Congress prepared to debate on whether or not to approve a military strike on Syria. More from Reuters British energy giant BP has said it had discovered a "significant" amount of gas in the East Nile Delta after drilling the deepest ever well in the region. More from AFP Egyptian troops and tanks backed by helicopter gunships swept through villages in the northern Sinai Peninsula, in a continuing attack on alleged militants. More from Associated Press Elsewhere in Egypt, Qatar has agreed to convert a $2 billion deposit with Egypt’s central bank into bonds within a week. More from Reuters Companies and Business House prices around the world rose 2.4 percent in the second quarter of 2013, with Dubai storming ahead and leading the pack with a 5 percent quarterly increase
