Economics and policy Libya's economy grew more than 100 percent in 2012 on the back of oil production which had come to a standstill during the country's 2011 revolution, the International Monetary Fund has said. More from AFP The International Monetary Fund will send a new mission to Egypt to discuss the next steps toward a potential aid program, an IMF spokesman has said. More from Reuters The US war in Iraq has cost $1.7 trillion with an additional $490 billion in benefits owed to war veterans, expenses that could grow to more than $6 trillion over the next four decades counting interest, a new study released said. More from Reuters Lebanese civil servants and school teachers intend to stage a major rally close to Rafik Hariri International Airport Friday in another bid to compel the Cabinet to pass the controversial salary scale to Parliament. More from
