Nasr proposes joint Arab investment council in Beirut forum: Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr discussed a plan to establish a joint Arab investment authorities council with Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL) head Nabil Itani during a meeting in Beirut on Friday, according to a ministry statement. The council would include the General Authority for Freezones and Investment, IDAL, Kuwait’s Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee, and Dubai FDI.