Kyoto is known to the world as the Japanese city where Kyoto Protocol on global climate change was adopted in 1997. Yet the city has a rich, evocative history for locals and visitors alike.

I visited the Jordanian capital Amman last month to take part in the meetings of the Arab League's Ministerial Council of Tourism. My neighbour during the talks was the chief of Libyan delegation, Mr. Mohamed M. Marawan, who is the chairman of the Libyan Authority for Tourism and Traditional Industries.

Do you expect an Israeli and US attack on Iran before the American presidential elections in November?

Yes

No

I don't know

       Previous poll results

Do you think bio-fuels are to blame for the soaring food prices?

Yes               85          per cent

No                10          per cent

I don't know   5        per cent