Economics and Policy Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has once again promised that he would send the long-delayed salary scale bill to Parliament for approval. More from The Daily Star Three Kuwaiti lawmakers have requested to question Oil Minister Hani Hussein over the payment of a $2.2 billion penalty to Dow Chemical after the emirate pulled out of a deal with the U.S. firm. More from AFP Saudi Arabia’s central bank has asked commercial banks to increase localisation of some functions as Riyadh pushes to move more of its citizens into jobs now done by expatriates. More from Reuters Companies and Business Budget airline Air Arabia , the UAE's only publicly-listed carrier, reported a 20 percent rise in first quarter net profit, it said on Monday. More from Reuters Bahrain Telecommunications Co (Batelco) reported a 17 percent drop in first-quarter profit on Monday, due to
