Economics and Policy Lebanon’s budget deficit jumped by more than 38 percent in the first four months of the year. More from The Daily Star The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region had the highest unemployment rate across the world in 2012, at 19 per cent, according to the latest annual Payroll to Population (P2P) survey released by Gallup. More from Executive Yemen has allowed 18 international oil firms to bid for 20 onshore and offshore blocks in the sixth auction issued by the Oil Ministry. More from Reuters Egyptian shares fell the most in two months on Sunday as Islamists called for more protests following a government crackdown that has left at least 800 people dead. More from Bloomberg Companies and Business The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) has projected that aircraft movement in Dubai International Airport and the soon-to-be-launched Dubai World Central (DWC)
