Economics and Policy Total deposits at Lebanese banks grew 5 percent in the first half of the year, head of the Association of Banks in Lebanon Francois Bassil said on Thursday. More from The Daily Star Strong growth in the U.S. economy and signs of a delay in expected Western military strikes on Syria lifted equities worldwide on Thursday. More from Reuters Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have shelved their project to develop the Dorra offshore gas field after disagreeing over how to share the gas back on land. More from Reuters Despite this dispute, Saudi Arabia is set to pump 10.5 million barrels a day of crude in the third quarter, a million bpd increment over the second quarter and its highest quarterly level of production ever. More from Reuters Companies and Business Al Jazeera's new American TV network attracted poor audience figures for its first
