7 - 9
February
2026
Al Jazeera Forum 17
The Palestinian Cause and the Regional Balance of Power in the Context of an Emerging Multipolar World
Keynote Speakers
Saïd Benarbia
Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme, International Committee of Jurists
Saïd Benarbia
Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme, International Committee of Jurists
Victor Gao
Vice President of the Center for China and Globalization
Victor Gao
Vice President of the Center for China and Globalization
Sheikh Nasser bin Faisal Al Thani
Director General of Al Jazeera Media Network
Sheikh Nasser bin Faisal Al Thani
Director General of Al Jazeera Media Network
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
President of the Federal Republic of Somalia
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
President of the Federal Republic of Somalia
Abbas Araghchi
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Abbas Araghchi
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Burhanettin Duran
Head of the Directorate of Communications of the Republic of Türkiye
Burhanettin Duran
Head of the Directorate of Communications of the Republic of Türkiye
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Diana Buttu
Lawyer and Expert on US policy towards Palestine
Diana Buttu
Lawyer and Expert on US policy towards Palestine
Yousef Alhelou
A journalist, political analyst, and filmmaker
Yousef Alhelou
A journalist, political analyst, and filmmaker
Khaled Meshaal
Head of Hamas abroad
Khaled Meshaal
Head of Hamas abroad
Hani Al-Masri
Director General of Masarat, the Palestinian Centre for Policy Research and Strategic Studies
Hani Al-Masri
Director General of Masarat, the Palestinian Centre for Policy Research and Strategic Studies
Mustafa Barghouti
General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI)
Mustafa Barghouti
General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI)
Ibrahim Fraihat
Professor of International Conflict at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Ibrahim Fraihat
Professor of International Conflict at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Mustafa Osman Ismail Elamin
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sudan
Mustafa Osman Ismail Elamin
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sudan
Abdullah Al Shayji
Professor of Political Science at Kuwait University
Abdullah Al Shayji
Professor of Political Science at Kuwait University
Diana Buttu
Lawyer and Expert on US policy towards Palestine
Diana Buttu
Lawyer and Expert on US policy towards Palestine
Yousef Alhelou
A journalist, political analyst, and filmmaker
Yousef Alhelou
A journalist, political analyst, and filmmaker
Khaled Meshaal
Head of Hamas abroad
Khaled Meshaal
Head of Hamas abroad
Hani Al-Masri
Director General of Masarat, the Palestinian Centre for Policy Research and Strategic Studies
Hani Al-Masri
Director General of Masarat, the Palestinian Centre for Policy Research and Strategic Studies
Mustafa Barghouti
General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI)
Mustafa Barghouti
General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI)
Ibrahim Fraihat
Professor of International Conflict at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Ibrahim Fraihat
Professor of International Conflict at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Mustafa Osman Ismail Elamin
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sudan
Mustafa Osman Ismail Elamin
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sudan
Abdullah Al Shayji
Professor of Political Science at Kuwait University
Abdullah Al Shayji
Professor of Political Science at Kuwait University