Economics and Policy Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, a former Iranian oil minister who has been nominated by President Hassan Rouhani to take over the ministry again, pledged to boost Iran’s oil output should he be approved by the parliament. More from Reuters The abduction of two Turkish Airlines pilots could deal the last blow to Lebanon’s ailing tourism sector, caretaker Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud warned over the weekend. More from The Daily Star The unemployment rate in Bahrain rose nearly 17 percent in the second quarter of 2013, compared to the first quarter of the year, government officials said. More from Arabian Business Companies and Business National Bank of Ras al-Khaimah (RAK Bank) has appointed Peter England, previously a senior banker at Malaysia’s CIMB Group, as its new chief executive. More from Reuters Tata Steel Europe has won an order to manufacture 60,000 tonnes of high-quality rail for
