Economics and Policy The European Union has placed Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing on its terrorism blacklist because of its alleged role in plots in Europe and the Syrian civil war. More from The National Lebanon has resumed collection of inflation data after a six month gap. More from The Daily Star Iraq has signed an agreement to import natural gas from Iran for power generation. More from Reuters Companies and Business Lebanon's Blom Bank saw profits rise by 6.4 percent in the first half of 2013 compared to the same period last year, despite political turmoil in the country. More from The Daily Star Prime residential sales prices in Abu Dhabi increased by five percent during the second quarter of 2013, according to a new report by Jones Lang LaSalle. More from Arabian Business UAE-based bank Emirates NBD beat estimates for second-quarter
