• US President Donald Trump speaks with Iraqi President Barham Salih during a bilateral meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. AFP
    US President Donald Trump speaks with Iraqi President Barham Salih during a bilateral meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. AFP
  • US President Donald Trump speaks with President of the Kurdistan Regional government (IKRG) Nechirvan Barzani during a meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos. AFP
    US President Donald Trump speaks with President of the Kurdistan Regional government (IKRG) Nechirvan Barzani during a meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos. AFP
  • US President Donald Trump and Iraqi President Barham Salih hold bilateral talks during the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Reuters
    US President Donald Trump and Iraqi President Barham Salih hold bilateral talks during the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Reuters
  • Participants listen to Mevluet Cavusoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, addressing a panel session during the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. EPA
    Participants listen to Mevluet Cavusoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, addressing a panel session during the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. EPA
  • Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England (BOE), speaks during an interview at a Bloomberg event on day two of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Bloomberg
    Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England (BOE), speaks during an interview at a Bloomberg event on day two of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Bloomberg
  • US president Donald Trump gestures flanked by his daughter White House Senior Advisor Ivanka Trump and World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab, as they arrive at the Congress center during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. AFP
    US president Donald Trump gestures flanked by his daughter White House Senior Advisor Ivanka Trump and World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab, as they arrive at the Congress center during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. AFP
  • Yousuf Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman, addresses a panel session during the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. EPA
    Yousuf Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman, addresses a panel session during the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. EPA

Davos 2020: how the World Economic Forum happened


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It is the final day of the 50th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in the snowy Swiss resort of Davos.

The meeting’s theme is “Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World”, while regional tensions, particularly the escalation between the US and Iran and the fallout from this in Iraq, are high on the agenda. Here are some of the highlights from Friday's agenda:

  • Digital safety for youth forum (12 noon UAE)
  • Global economic outlook with Steve Mnuchin and Christine Lagarde (2.30pm UAE)

Here are some of the highlights from Wednesday:

US in talks with Lebanon's new government to help stave off financial crisis

Omar Al Razzaz: Jordan's youth at the centre of reform efforts

Adel Al Jubeir says Iran 'should stay out of Arab lands'

Guaido: 17 Venezuelan passport are being handed out to Iranians each day