Economics Lebanon needs to rethink its economic model after decades of setbacks that have affected its socio-economic stability, an International Labor Organization official said Tuesday. More from The Daily Star New signs of distress in Egypt's economy emerged Tuesday with the disclosure that foreign currency reserves – already at critically low levels – fell nearly 10 percent in just the last month as political turmoil flared anew on the streets. More from Associated Press The long frosty relations between Egypt and Iran entered a slow thaw yesterday after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became the first Iranian president to visit Egypt since the 1979 revolution. More from The National Projects worth a combined $6.8bn (AED25bn) will boost solar power in the Middle East, claims the chairman of the inaugural Solar Middle East Conference, which opens in Dubai on 17 February. More from Arabian Business Saudi Arabia’s economy will more