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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Nasser Yassin
Minister of Environment for Lebanon
Nasser Yassin
Minister of Environment for Lebanon
Ahmed Al Zandani
Associate Professor of International Relations at Ahmed bin Mohammed Military College, Ministry of Defence of Qatar
Ahmed Al Zandani
Associate Professor of International Relations at Ahmed bin Mohammed Military College, Ministry of Defence of Qatar
Ibrahim Saif
Managing Partner at EFT Solutions and Researcher at the Jordan Strategy Forum
Ibrahim Saif
Managing Partner at EFT Solutions and Researcher at the Jordan Strategy Forum
Sahar Khamis
Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland, College Park
Sahar Khamis
Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland, College Park
David R. K. Adler
Co-General Coordinator of Progressive International
David R. K. Adler
Co-General Coordinator of Progressive International
Marwan Kabalan
Director of Political Studies at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
Marwan Kabalan
Director of Political Studies at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
Liqaa Maki
Senior Researcher at Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Liqaa Maki
Senior Researcher at Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Selçuk Aydın
Assistant Professor at Bogazici University
Selçuk Aydın
Assistant Professor at Bogazici University
Nasser Yassin
Minister of Environment for Lebanon
Nasser Yassin
Minister of Environment for Lebanon
Ahmed Al Zandani
Associate Professor of International Relations at Ahmed bin Mohammed Military College, Ministry of Defence of Qatar
Ahmed Al Zandani
Associate Professor of International Relations at Ahmed bin Mohammed Military College, Ministry of Defence of Qatar
Ibrahim Saif
Managing Partner at EFT Solutions and Researcher at the Jordan Strategy Forum
Ibrahim Saif
Managing Partner at EFT Solutions and Researcher at the Jordan Strategy Forum
Sahar Khamis
Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland, College Park
Sahar Khamis
Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland, College Park
David R. K. Adler
Co-General Coordinator of Progressive International
David R. K. Adler
Co-General Coordinator of Progressive International
Marwan Kabalan
Director of Political Studies at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
Marwan Kabalan
Director of Political Studies at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
Liqaa Maki
Senior Researcher at Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Liqaa Maki
Senior Researcher at Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Selçuk Aydın
Assistant Professor at Bogazici University
Selçuk Aydın
Assistant Professor at Bogazici University