growing phenomenon, renewing its call for launching a regional and international effort to combat this phenomenon. The Council expressed deep regret at the false information released by a report issued by the U.S. State Department recently accusing the GCC countries of human trading. The statement said the information aims at exerting pressure on the GCC states for political purposes, calling on the U.S. State Department to review its unfriendly policies towards the GCC state members. --More