The Buzz

Economics and Policy PayPal will finally launch in Lebanon and Egypt in 2013, the general manager of the online payment gateway, Elias Ghanem, announced at the ArabNet conference on Thursday. …

Economics and Policy Cyprus has turned to Russia for emergency help to avert a financial meltdown. More from The National   Fitch has affirmed Saudi Arabia's AA-minus rating but said …

It was not until the can-can came on that Firas finally lost it. The tall, bearded man rushed to the sound system, cranked it up to full volume, raised his …

Economics and Policy Brent crude rose toward $108 a barrel on Wednesday, recovering from a three-month low hit in the previous session, on hopes that a deal to bail out …

Economics and policy Foreign Direct Investment in Lebanon fell by 68 percent in 2012, down to $1.1 billion from $3.5 billion in 2011. More from The Daily Star   Syrian …

Economics and policy Lebanon’s government and public sector unions may be moving closer towards a deal to end the two-week long strike in the country. More from The Daily Star …

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 …

Economics and policy Brent futures slipped further below $109 a barrel on Thursday on a revival of concern over demand growth in top two oil consumers China and the United …

Economics and policy Lebanon’s Union Coordination Committee vowed to take protests to the Beirut airport and seaport Thursday and Friday as thousands rallied at the Education Ministry and across the …

Economics and policy Israeli restrictions and closures coupled with the worsening fiscal situation of the Palestinian Authority is causing "lasting damage" to the competitiveness of the Palestinian economy, the World …