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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.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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.
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.

'Iran had no knowledge of October 7,' Zarif says at Davos

Iranian Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif also said that Iran was meant to meet with the US on October 9 over nuclear agreement talks.

|ByWALLA!
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

Syria in spotlight as officials from the Gulf, Iran and Egypt gather in Switzerland for World Economic Forum.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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

Saudi FM: "I don't see the incoming US administration as contributory to the risk of war, on the contrary, President Trump has been quite clear he does not favor conflict."

|ByJOANIE MARGULIES

Amnon Shashua: AI could solve our most perplexing questions in 10 years

Founder of MobileEye, OrCam shares latest technologies to improve people’s lives

FEBRUARY 10, 2024
ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
AMNON SHASHUA: You can look at AI in two ways: The negative way is that it will replace some jobs. The positive way: It will make our life more interesting regarding what we do.

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.

JANUARY 21, 2024
ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
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

Israeli, Palestinian business leaders pledge to bolster Palestinian economy

The leaders issued a joint communique, confirming their intention to widen employment opportunities for Palestinians.

JANUARY 20, 2023
A sign is pictured at the Congress Center ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 20, 2020.

Davos World Economic Forum called off due to COVID

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

DECEMBER 20, 2021
ByREUTERS
A sign is pictured at the Congress Center ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 20, 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.

JANUARY 21, 2020
ByREUTERS
Silhouette of a spy agent.

Greta Thunberg at Davos: People are dying from climate change

World leaders gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

JANUARY 21, 2020
Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg attends the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2020.

Iran abruptly pulled out of Davos

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will not attend the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, where US President Donald Trump is slated to be a featured speaker.

JANUARY 20, 2020
ByREUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif looks on during a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in Moscow, Russia December 30, 2019.

On Afghan war anniversary, Taliban vow to fight another 18 years

US envoy Khalilzad meets with leaders of Islamist group in what might be resumption of stalled peace talks

OCTOBER 10, 2019
ByARSHAD MEHMOOD / THE MEDIA LINE
Members of the Taliban in Pakistan

Merkel protege criticizes Trump approach to diplomacy

Merkel, who has been German chancellor for 13 years, lauded compromise as a virtue in international relations in an address on Wednesday to global political and business leaders in Davos.

JANUARY 24, 2019
ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump sits in the chair reserved for heads of state before delivering his address during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, September 25, 2018

At Davos, Saudis push business ties to distract from Khashoggi murder

The kingdom has sent one of its strongest delegations ever to the Swiss mountain resort and packed its top executives' agendas with meetings with international peers.

JANUARY 24, 2019
ByREUTERS
Abdullah Alswaha, Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia, attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 24, 2018

Palestinian and Saudi leaders talk strategy amid Middle East violence

JANUARY 22, 2019
Policemen keep watch ahead of inauguration of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 2019.