Lebanon Expects More Mideast Spending on Economy, Less on War

This picture taken on Nov. 26, 2018 shows a view of a halted construction site (foreground) and another still under construction (C) in the downtown district of the Lebanese capital Beirut, with the city's landmark Mohammad al-Amin mosque seen in the background. Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images

BEIRUT—Lebanon hopes to reap an economic dividend as resources shift away from wars in the Middle East towards peacetime development, an aide to Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said on Dec. 10.

Hariri will present this more optimistic outlook for a region ravaged by conflict in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen at a London investment conference this week, senior advisor Nadim Munla said.