$ 200 billion, Arab loses of brain- drain

A report by the Arab League estimated that the loses of the Arab states as a result of the migration of Arab intellectuals to outside at $ 200 billion, noting that the Western states are the greatest beneficiary from hosting a number of 450,000 Arabs of higher scientific qualifications.

The report warned that the migration of Arab intellectuals and scientists is, but a new catastrophe which threatens the future of the Arab states in the area of technological and scientific competition with Israel.

The report added that Israeli has won in the competition for scientific struggle with the Arab states through tempting European scientists and settling them inside Israel at a time when number of Arab scientists emigrants increased to foreign states.

So far the Arab states failed to benefit from restoring back its scientists or to make use of them.

It is worth noting that scientific investment in the Arab states is low, and the tools of cooperation such as advanced communication and collaboration infrastructure are not advanced or even available in some states. Also, it is worth noting that the general environment prevailing in many Arab states is not attractive to those intellectuals who seek on open and transparent environment that provides for tangible and intangible issues such as free speech.