Arabic Press 270807

Most important daily news, translated from arabic or reported.

In Saudi press, an interesting article in Arab News (KSA) explaining how Saudi Arabia is under pressure to revalue the riyal and could follow Kuwait’s lead in ending its currency’s peg to the US dollar. Another article explains how Ehud Barak is planning to deal with peace in the Middle East and how Olmert's new political moves toward Palestine are a real problem for him. We will have to wait the upcoming 12 months to see how Olmert, U.S. and Israel's neighbors will push for the peace, but a new move seems to be emerging.

In Memri , (Western source) an interesting article explains how Iran's intervention in Iraq is the product of a historical conflict between Arabs and Persians.

Al rai , al Ghad: In Jordan, King Abdallah II stressed the importance of accelerating the implementation of nuclear energy. He announced this during a meeting yesterday of the Higher Committee for the strategy of nuclear energyand stressed the importance of providing alternative sources of energy and developing local and renewable sources of energy to reduce dependence on imports. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister, Chairman of the Committee, Dr. Marouf al-Bakhit, Dr Bassem Awadallah, Vice Chairman of the Committee and Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr Khalid Touqan. The target would be transforming into an exporter of energy.

In Egypt, Al Ahram Weekly analysed the recent Saudi-Syria clash.

In UAE, Gulf News explained how Muslim Brotherhood is shifting its way of thinking, willing to write a political programme for the upcoming elections. It will include the brotherhood's position on sensitive points including non-Muslims, women's rights and Egypt's peace agreement with Israel.