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CAIRO, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- Egyptian experts called, in an interview with the
Kuwait News Agency (KUNA,) on Arab states to find secure and alternative
sources of revenue than oil by 2020.
They called for the use of nuclear energy "under international supervision."
"Several armed conflicts are being waged, across the world, over
competition for oil and water resources," the head of the Political Science
Faculty at Helwan University, Dr. Sayed Elaywa told KUNA.
He added that, within the next 50 years, the entire world will witness a
"large drop in natural gas and oil resources." This is likely to trigger a
real catastrophe unless suitable alternatives are found, he said.
He stressed that oil is "an important cause for armed conflict throughout
the world because of the "scarcity of this resource."
He pointed out that Arab countries are increasingly targeted by the West
because of the oil resources available here.
Strategic expert Lieutenant-General Ahmad Abdel-Halim said oil production
across the world is dropping and said it is mandatory to find quick solutions
to this problem.
He added that oil was at the origin of most modern discoveries and
development. (end)
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