World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa: 2003-2019


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Global crisis imposes itself on WEF agenda

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His Majesty King Abdullah will inaugurate the forum with a speech tackling major challenges facing the region, with focus on the Arab-Israeli conflict and efforts to bring about peace and stability in the region.
Held this year under the theme, "Implications of the Global Economic Crisis for the Middle East Home-grown Strategies for Success", the forum attracts over 1,300 Arab and world political, business and civil society leaders, strategists and experts.... - Article
 
Jordan's King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania arrive at the opening of the World Economic Forum - Picture

Bahrain Crown Prince Salman attending the WEF - Picture
Another close up picture of Queen Rania (daylife)

Jordan's King Abdullah II addresses the World Economic Forum meeting in Shuneh on the shores of the Dead Sea on May 15, 2009. The king called for the Middle East to become an economic "powerhouse" that could help reshape the global economy after the credit crunch. AFP PHOTO/KHALIL MAZRAAWI

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Will Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed and Princess Haya attened the forum? If I remember they did attened the last 2 forums.
 
Queen Rania does attend and address many sessions alone but you'd expect her to accompany her husband at the opening (and closing) ceremonies.
 
It's is the king who is the host of the WEF at the Dead Sea.

And Rania is there and she is what she is now thanks to her King of husband;).
I think some people tend to forget that if she was not married to King Abdallah, she would not have be given the chance to be involved in so many causes as she's doing now, and this doesn't apply only to Rania of course.
 
May 16, 2009
Jordan's King Abdullah (C) and Queen Rania (R) meet Karen AbuZayd, the head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), during the second day of the World Economic Forum annual meeting on the Middle East at the King Hussein Convention Centre at the Dead Sea May 16, 2009. (Daylife)
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/3527/16may2009.jpg (Daylife, Rauters)


Some more pics from May 15, 2009 :
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http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/1521/610xmmhhttrr.jpg(Daylife)

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/4510/610xllooo.jpg (Daylife)

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/222/20600i.jpg (Petra)
 
Twitter Interview with Queen Rania
http://www.forumblog.org/blog/2009/...en-rania-suggest-your-questions-and-vote.html

VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D94LaaaPmm8&feature=PlayList&p=E26E7F2E0971FD16&index=0&playnext=1

PICS
Queen Rania, Princess Mabel and Prince Friso
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Jordan's King Abdullah II and Queen Rania (R) present a medal to the head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), Karen Abu Zeid (L), on the second day of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of Amman, on May 16, 2009. The Jordanian monarch called in a speech on the opening day of the conference for the Middle East to become an economic "powerhouse" that could help reshape the global economy after the credit crunch.
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Jordan's Queen Rania speaks during a session about Sustainability in the Middle East, on the second day of the World Economic Forum, at at the Convention Center in Southern Shuneh, Jordan, Saturday, May 16, 2009. Finding ways to restart Arab-Israeli peace talks and ease the impact of the global financial crisis on the Middle East topped discussions of the three-day World Economic Forum meeting, which ends Sunday. The event has brought together more than 1,000 officials and executives from 79 countries.
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Jordan's Queen Rania is recorded for a video broadcast on YouTube at the King Hussein Convention Centre during the World Economic Forum meeting on the Middle East at the Dead Sea May 16, 2009
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Queen Ranias website has a picture of dinner banquet.
Thanks all for pictures and video.
 
Such a shame Petra doesn't have a picture of the dinner banquet, I'd love to see a full view of Queen Rania's dress.

More from today:

King Abdullah at a G11 meeting:
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DEAD SEA/JORDAN, 16MAY09 - H.M. King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan captured during the World Economic Forum on the Middle East at the Dead Sea in Jordan, May 16, 2009.
King Abdullah II - World Economic Forum on the Middle East 2009 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

H.M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan joins the Davos Debates on YouTube during the World Economic Forum on the Middle East at the Dead Sea in Jordan, May 16, 2009.
Queen Rania - World Economic Forum on the Middle East 2009 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Flickr Photo Download: Queen Rania - World Economic Forum on the Middle East 2009
 
From Daylife
King Abdullah and Quuen Rania and his wife during the World Econimic Forum at the King Hussein Convention Centre at the Dead Sea May 17, 2009.
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Queen Rania and King Abdullah with Israel's President Shimon Peres.
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Daylife
 
From Daylife
King Abdullah and Quuen Rania and his wife during the World Econimic Forum at the King Hussein Convention Centre at the Dead Sea May 17, 2009.
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Queen Rania and King Abdullah with Israel's President Shimon Peres.
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Daylife


Petra pics of today :

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And one new from Daylife : http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/7079/610xd.jpg
 
Thanks everybody for the photos and videos. This year's WEF seems slightly more low-key than it has been in the past.
 
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