Economics and Policy Saudi Arabia officially notified the United Nations on Tuesday of its decision to reject a seat on the U.N. Security Council, which U.N. diplomats said clears the way for the likely election of Jordan as a replacement. More from Reuters The Arab world’s energy exporting states are not saving enough of their oil windfall and as a group may start running a fiscal deficit in 2016 if current policies do not change, the International Monetary Fund has said. More from Reuters The International Monetary Fund remains ready to provide aid to Egypt when Cairo requests it. More from Reuters Companies and Business Lebanon's Rafik Hariri International Airport registered 6 percent growth in the number of passengers this year through the end of October, a government body has announced. More from The Daily Star Oman Chlorine is setting up a $70m chlorine-alkali plant in