AID FLOWS 

Arab Aid to Egypt 'Did Not Exceed $12bn

The total volume of Arab aid to Egypt after the 1967 war 'did not exceed $12bn' according to al-Ahram on 25 April. The article, which was polemical in style and signed by the Cairo daily's editor, Mr. Ibrahim Nafi', has resulted in considerable controversy in the Gulf because it argues that Arab aid did not measure up to the claims made by donors. According to al-Ahram, Arab aid was provided in 1967-73 according to...