May 21, 2017
11:07 pm

Amr Moussa speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on August 6, 2013 (AP/Amr Nabil/File)

Ex-Arab League chief: Only settlement freeze can thaw ties with Israel

Amr Moussa insists there can be no movement toward normalization without real progress on a two-state solution

By Dov Lieber

May 11, 2017
12:45 pm

From (L-R) Chief Business Officer Murat Sonmez, Chief Commissioner of Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority Hani Mulki, former British prime minister Gordon Brown, Vice-Chairman of GE John Rice, Chief Executive Officer of Crescent Petroleum Majid Jafar, and Chief Executive Officer of Meridiam Infrastructure Thierry Deau attend a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa 2015 on May 23, 2015 in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of the Jordanian capital, Amman (AFP/Khalil Mazraawi)

Israel, US startups to join 100 Arab firms at World Economic Forum push

Selected local companies filling region-specific gaps, some operating under the most adverse circumstances

By Shoshanna Solomon

January 20, 2017
8:48 am

Billionaire businessman George Soros discusses Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 19, 2017. (screen capture: Bloomberg)

Soros blasts Trump as ‘would-be dictator’ who will fail

Billionaire Clinton-backer says president-elect did not expect to win, and is now ‘gearing up for a trade war’

By AFP

January 17, 2017
9:25 pm

Outgoing US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) gestures as he speaks on the opening day of the World Economic Forum, on January 17, 2017, in Davos.(AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI)

Kerry: US anti-settlement moves aimed to ‘ignite a debate’

Secretary of state calls Israel’s West Bank policy a ‘recipe for permanent insurgency,’ says he told Netanyahu he’s unilaterally ‘changing peace map’

By Times of Israel staff

January 9, 2017
4:11 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laughs during a conference at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 21, 2016. (AFP/FABRICE COFFRINI)

Netanyahu cancels plans to attend Davos, reason unclear

Announcement comes days after PM reportedly backs out of meeting with UK’s May at World Economic Forum because of anti-settlement UN vote

By Times of Israel staff

April 6, 2016
10:14 pm

Randi Zuckerberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 27, 2012. (CC BY-SA World Economic Forum, Monika Flueckiger, Wikimedia commons)

Facebook’s Randi Zuckerberg links Jewish values to business

In talk to philanthropists, former company spokeswoman credits Shabbat for maintaining work-life balance

By JTA

January 22, 2016
6:43 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the assembly at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 22, 2016. (AFP/FABRICE COFFRINI)

Kerry: Iran and the world were on a collision course to war

Secretary of state defends July 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, which he says ‘makes the world safer’

By Times of Israel staff and AFP

January 22, 2016
1:40 pm

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks to Israeli journalists in the West Bank city of Ramallah, January 21, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Agreeing to disagree

Little goes unchallenged in the press as papers report on Abbas’s claims against Netanyahu and a new Education Ministry plan that could blacklist some left-wing artists

By Joshua Davidovich

January 22, 2016
1:58 am

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2016. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Treat Israel like moderate Arab states do, PM tells EU’s Mogherini

Netanyahu slams European ‘double standards’; says more Swedes than Israeli Arabs have joined Islamic State

By Raphael Ahren and Times of Israel staff

January 21, 2016
7:05 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2016. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)

Israel ‘enables’ PA economy to curb radicals, Netanyahu says

US-Israel alliance is ‘rock-solid’ despite differences on Iran, PM says in Switzerland; adds Islamic State ‘can be defeated’

By Times of Israel staff

January 21, 2016
6:56 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry, before attending the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2016. (AFP/POOL/Jacquelyn Martin)

Kerry: Some Iran sanctions relief likely to go to terrorists

But US secretary of state says Tehran will use much of the freed up billions to upgrade infrastructure and pay off debts

By AP

January 21, 2016
1:07 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left and US Vice President Joe Biden meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21, 2015. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Netanyahu powwows with Biden in Davos

Meeting called ‘friendly and warm;’ PM set to meet with Kerry and leaders of Argentina and the Netherlands, discuss Israel opportunities with technology giants

By Raphael Ahren

January 21, 2016
3:57 am

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gestures as he speaks during an interview with The Associated Press on the sideline of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Zarif decries US ‘addiction to coercion’ with new sanctions

Iranian foreign minister says ballistic missile program part of Tehran’s ‘legitimate defense program’

By Jamey Keaten

January 15, 2016
10:34 am

Former Israeli president Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, November 2, 2015 (Flash90)

Peres making ‘excellent’ recovery, plans Swiss trip

Despite mild heart attack, ex-president, 92, set to fly Wednesday to Davos for 15 meetings with world leaders

By AFP

August 21, 2015
4:20 pm

An illustration of an image created by ElMindA's BNA system. (photo credit: ElMindA)

Brain-tech start-up ElMindA makes worldwide ‘most innovative’ list

The first device to assess Parkinson’s is made by an Israeli firm; the World Economic Forum takes note

By David Shamah

Topic: World Economic Forum

Ex-Arab League chief: Only settlement freeze can thaw ties with Israel

Amr Moussa insists there can be no movement toward normalization without real progress on a two-state solution

Israel, US startups to join 100 Arab firms at World Economic Forum push

Selected local companies filling region-specific gaps, some operating under the most adverse circumstances

Soros blasts Trump as ‘would-be dictator’ who will fail

Billionaire Clinton-backer says president-elect did not expect to win, and is now ‘gearing up for a trade war’

Kerry: US anti-settlement moves aimed to ‘ignite a debate’

Secretary of state calls Israel’s West Bank policy a ‘recipe for permanent insurgency,’ says he told Netanyahu he’s unilaterally ‘changing peace map’

Netanyahu cancels plans to attend Davos, reason unclear

Announcement comes days after PM reportedly backs out of meeting with UK’s May at World Economic Forum because of anti-settlement UN vote

Facebook’s Randi Zuckerberg links Jewish values to business

In talk to philanthropists, former company spokeswoman credits Shabbat for maintaining work-life balance

Kerry: Iran and the world were on a collision course to war

Secretary of state defends July 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, which he says ‘makes the world safer’

Agreeing to disagree

Little goes unchallenged in the press as papers report on Abbas’s claims against Netanyahu and a new Education Ministry plan that could blacklist some left-wing artists

Treat Israel like moderate Arab states do, PM tells EU’s Mogherini

Netanyahu slams European ‘double standards’; says more Swedes than Israeli Arabs have joined Islamic State

Israel ‘enables’ PA economy to curb radicals, Netanyahu says

US-Israel alliance is ‘rock-solid’ despite differences on Iran, PM says in Switzerland; adds Islamic State ‘can be defeated’

Kerry: Some Iran sanctions relief likely to go to terrorists

But US secretary of state says Tehran will use much of the freed up billions to upgrade infrastructure and pay off debts

Netanyahu powwows with Biden in Davos

Meeting called ‘friendly and warm;’ PM set to meet with Kerry and leaders of Argentina and the Netherlands, discuss Israel opportunities with technology giants

Zarif decries US ‘addiction to coercion’ with new sanctions

Iranian foreign minister says ballistic missile program part of Tehran’s ‘legitimate defense program’

Peres making ‘excellent’ recovery, plans Swiss trip

Despite mild heart attack, ex-president, 92, set to fly Wednesday to Davos for 15 meetings with world leaders

Brain-tech start-up ElMindA makes worldwide ‘most innovative’ list

The first device to assess Parkinson’s is made by an Israeli firm; the World Economic Forum takes note

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