Economics and Policy High Syrian demand for Lebanese manufactured goods caused industrial exports to surge by 6.3 percent in the first three months of 2013. More from The Daily Star Syrians are increasingly abandoning their own currency in favor of the security of the dollar. More from Reuters At least 18 Lebanese citizens have been expelled from Qatar after the Gulf Cooperation Council pledged to act against members of Lebanon's Shiite Hizbollah movement. More from AFP Rami Hamdallah has resigned as Palestinian Authority prime minister, just two weeks after taking the post. More from The National Companies and Business BP has agreed a price for any gas produced from Oman’s Khazzan project as part of a commercial framework agreement with the government. More from Reuters Blackberry has launched a smartphone and store in Dubai as it battles to regain market share from rivals Apple and
