Politicians, analysts and experts from around the world met in the emirate to forecast future trends in the Arab region and discuss challenges facing the world.
Updated: December 15, 2015, 12:00 AM
Arab Strategy Forum in Dubai – in pictures
Ayhan Kose of the World Bank at the Arab Strategy Forum in Dubai. Ihsan Naji / Al Ittihad
UK foreign secretary William Hague speaks as moderator Becky Anderson of CNN looks on. Ihsan Naji / Al Ittihad
Prince Turki Al Faisal, chairman of King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, speaks. Ihsan Naji / Al Ittihad
Professor Ghassan Salame, political thinker, speaks at Arab Strategy Forum. Ihsan Naji / Al Ittihad
Mahmoud Mohieldin, corporate secretary of the World Bank Group and President’s Special Envoy, speaks. Ihsan Naji / Al Ittihad
A panel discussion moderated by Tom Keene, Bloomberg Business, with Larry Summers (right), former treasury secretary and director of the National Economic Council and economist Nouriel Roubini, centre. Ihsan Naji / Al Ittihad
Masood Ahmed, director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department, speaks. Ihsan Naji / Al Ittihad
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, watches at the Arab Strategy Forum in Dubai. Ihsan Naji / Al Ittihad