trade between Arab countries. As regards the Gulf affairs, the newspapers confirmed that the idea of establishing a center for monitoring epidemic diseases in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which was discussed by the Executive Bureau of the Council of GCC Health Ministers, is a step forward in the Bureau's work to strengthen areas of cooperation, coordination and integration in the health work among the GCC states. Commenting on the level of bilateral trade between Arab countries, the Saudi newspapers pointed out that bilateral trade between Arab countries clearly reflects the magnitude of the challenges facing Arab cooperation at the economic level, noting that the volume of this trade amounts to 10% of the total of Arab trade with other countries of the world.
