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Water is the greatest gift in the desert.

National: They were the usual concerns for such a senior gathering of Arab officials: security worries over Iran, terrorism and peace in the Middle East were all high on the agenda. But in the end it was "water security" that arguably took centre stage, making it the first time an environmental issue had been discussed at such a high level in the region. It was with good reason that the 31st Gulf Cooperation Council, gathered in Abu Dhabi this week, concluded with a Quranic verse: "We made from water every...