Economics and Policy A car bomb killed at least 21 people and wounded 250 in the southern suburb of Beirut on Thursday evening. More from The Daily Star The UAE has expressed support for the Egyptian government's crackdown on supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi in which hundreds have been killed. More from Arabian Business The crackdown also led General Motors to ceased production at its Egyptian assembly plant outside of Cairo and shut its local office. More from Reuters Elsewhere in Egypt, however, the country's its ports were operating normally while gas production has been unaffected by the unrest. More from The Daily Star Companies and Business Dubai construction firm Arabtec has reported a net profit of $42 million for the first half of the year, up 114 per cent from a year earlier. More from Gulf Business A unit of Libya's sovereign wealth
