Economics Lebanon’s trade deficit widened 6 percent in 2012 to a five-year high of $16.8 billion as Lebanese fuel imports, which are partially being re-exported to Syria, soared. More from The Daily Star Egypt's president declared a state of emergency and curfew in three Suez Canal provinces hit hardest by a weekend wave of unrest that left more than 50 dead, using tactics of the ousted regime to get a grip on discontent over his Islamist policies and the slow pace of change. More from The National Iraqi energy officials have signed an oil exploration agreement with a Kuwait-led group, finalising a deal that was altered to expel a Turkish firm amid worsening ties with Ankara. More from Sky News Companies Dubai’s government-run oil company says it has started importing supplies from Qatar and is seeking other sources in apparent moves to replace Iranian crude lost because
