The World Economic Forum has come to an end and it has been quite the extraordinary experience for me personally, specifically with being able to blog live via 7iber. I ran around asking a series of various questions to a variety of powerful people these past three days, the essential question being: “what does this.

A session on multiculturalism has just ended and HM Queen Rania was the guest of honor. It was the first time seeing the Queen speak live and I was taken aback by how eloquent she is. It was surprising to say the least and I think perhaps I had preconceived notions that she was more.

Unfortunately I arrived a little late to the Arab-Israeli session that included the likes of Saeb Erekat, Amr Mousa, Al Khatib and Shimon Peres amongst European and American representatives. I entered during an exchange between Peres and Erekat who were of course on opposite sides. Eventually however, they arrived at a common point where Peres.

So is the Arab world betraying its youth? A lot was said during the Al Arabyieh debate here at the WEF, in an attempt to discuss the issues that have adversely affected our youth. The center of it revolved around why young Arabs are trying to leave their countries. Unemployment seems to top the list.

So far the debate has been quite interesting and informative. The question being posed – “is the Arab world betraying its youth?” – focuses on one of my favorite subjects. From unemployment to our youth leaving their countries in search of better education, work and freedoms, it is a very complex topic. The debate is.

You know how they say actions speak louder than words? And you know how they say money talks. After a 20 minutes speech on the condition of our region, focusing primarily on education and our youth as well as our inability to develop any sense of research and development and innovation, going so far as.

So day two has started here at the World Economic Forum and the session I’m currently attending is entitled “Stability in the Broader Middle East: Who is taking the lead”. A few meters away, on the stage, is Hamid Karzai (Pres. of Afghanistan), Shaukat Aziz (PM of Pakistan), Marouf Bakhit (PM of Jordan), H.H. Sheikh.

Less than three hours ago HM King Abdullah II took the stage at the World Economic Forum. Less than 30 seconds into his opening statement the King brought up the Palestinian issue. Calling it a “year of opportunity”, the conflict took center stage here at the WEF and I was not entirely surprised. With the.

The press room is not the most glorious place to be in such events; this much I’ve discovered. Around me are people from all over the world. In fact right next to me is an AP reporter who has not used deodorant since 1975. Luckily the place is air conditioned so the heat of the.