Economics and Policy Syria is to draw on a $1 billion credit line from Iran in order to stabilize the pound after it plummeted to a record low against the dollar this week More from The Daily Star All of Lebanon’s 10 demarcated offshore blocks were nominated as areas of interest by oil and gas firms participating in the initial licensing round, the Energy Minister said. More from The Daily Star A lawyer for a son of ousted dictator Muammar Qaddafi has accused Libyan authorities of showing a "blatant disregard" for the International Criminal Court by announcing they will put Saif Al Islam Qaddafi on trial in August. More from Associated Press Companies and Business Foreign direct investment into the Arab world rose by nearly 10 per cent in 2012 led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE. More from Khaleej Times Bkam.com, the Middle
