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Iran and Gaza on Davos agenda with many Arab decision-makers attending

Borge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum (WEF), speaks during a remote pre-meeting press conference for the World Economic Forum annual meeting.

Iran and Gaza on Davos agenda with many Arab decision-makers attending

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On January 13, Riad Salameh, former governor of Lebanon's central bank, was charged along with two lawyers over alleged embezzlement of $44.8 million. EPA

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Supporters of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood take part in a protest in the village of Sweimeh in May 2021. AFP

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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, protests in Tehran, and US president Donald Trump. EPA / Reuters

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Borge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum (WEF), speaks during a remote pre-meeting press conference for the World Economic Forum annual meeting.

Iran and Gaza on Davos agenda with many Arab decision-makers attending

AI and trade will also feature at World Economic Forum’s annual meeting

Beirut court issues more charges against former central bank chief Riad Salameh

Clockwise from top left, Akram Pirgazi, Rebin Moradi, Mahdi Salahshoor, Amir Ali Heidari Jafarabadi, Taha Safari and Robina Aminian

Sculptors, students and sportsmen: Who are the protesters killed in Iran?

Iran to execute first protester after 'no trial'

Images posted to social media purportedly showing a street protest in Mashhad, north-eastern Iran. AFP

Protests continue, say Iranians speaking to relatives days after blackout

Buoyed by victory in Aleppo, Syrian military continues march against Kurdish-led militia

'Keep protesting, help is on its way', Trump tells Iranians

Gaza faces 'unprecedented' flu crisis amid health system collapse

Iraqi Prime Minister drops bid for second term, clearing way for rival

Borge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum (WEF), speaks during a remote pre-meeting press conference for the World Economic Forum annual meeting.

Iran and Gaza on Davos agenda with many Arab decision-makers attending

US designates three branches of Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist groups

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Police outside Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester after it was attacked in October 2025. Getty Images

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