Davos

Iran’s Zarif at center of political storm at home - analysis

Zarif has stirred up trouble at home apparently due to a trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos and also due to an interview on CNN.

 Iran's Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammed Javad Zarif speaks during the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2025.
 FROM LEFT: WIZO stalwarts Esther Mor, Anat Vidor, and Anita Friedman.

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 Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks during the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025.

Middle East officials network at World Economic Forum in Davos

 Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud seen in Tehran, Iran, June 17, 2023

War between Israel and Iran should be avoided, Saudi FM says


Qatar implies that Red Sea insecurity can only be fixed by Gaza ceasefire

"We need to address the central issue, which is Gaza, in order to get everything else defused," said the country's prime minister.

 Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attends a joint press conference with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna (not pictured) at the Amiri Diwan, in Doha, Qatar November 5, 2023

Davos World Economic Forum called off due to COVID

"Current pandemic conditions make it extremely difficult to deliver a global in-person meeting."

A sign is pictured at the Congress Center ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 20, 2020.

Voices from the Arab Press: Will the electric car destroy our economy?

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world

REENERGIZING AN electric car at a mobile charging station.

The human mind is in danger of being hacked, warns Israeli author Harari

Israeli academic Yuval Noah Harari of Hebrew University and Huawei Technologies CEO Ren Zhengei speculate about the dangers technology pose to the privacy of the mind.

Yuval Noah Harari of Hebrew University of Jerusalem attends a session at the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2020

"We must boldly seize the day," Trump says in Davos

US President Donald Trump demonstrates his diplomatic power abroad as the Senate in Washington D.C. is slated to open his impeachment trial.

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives aboard Air Force One en route to the Word Economic Forum in Davos, at Zurich International Airport in Zurich, Switzerland January 21, 2020.

Swiss officials bust alleged spy operation by Russian 'plumbers' at Davos

A spokesman for the Russian embassy in Bern dismissed the report, saying two Russian diplomats accredited outside Switzerland had been checked and allowed to go on their way.

Silhouette of a spy agent.