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The 11th Al Jazeera Forum Comes to a Close

The 11th Al Jazeera Forum, "State Crisis and the Future of the Middle East" drew to a close after two days of engaging conversations and vital interventions in Doha on Sunday, 16 April 2017. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the forum, Director of Al Jazeera Centre for Studies and Chairman of the...

“Where is the Middle East headed?”

The 11th Al Jazeera Forum, “The State Crisis and the Future of the Middle East”, concluded its two-day series of sessions with a sixth conclusive plenary session entitled, “Where is the Middle East headed?” Chaired by Professor of Political Science at Qatar University Muhammad Al-Musfir, the...

A Hundred Years after the Balfour Declaration: What does the existence of Israel mean for the region?

As the 11th Al Jazeera Forum, “State Crisis and the Future of the Middle East”, heads towards its conclusive stage, the theme moved from past crises to present challenges and how to deal with them in the future. The fifth plenary session on the forum’s second day saw panelists exploring the theme...

A Hundred Years after the Balfour Declaration: What does the existence of Israel mean for the region?

Book Signing: African Borders and Secession in International Law

The first day of the 11th Al Jazeera Forum witnessed the book signing of African Borders and Secession in International Law by Dr. Dirdeiry Mohammed Ahmed and published by Al Jazeera Centre for Studies in March 2017. In the book’s first part, “The African System”, the author examines the...

Powers and projects in the Middle East: Is conflict inevitable?

The closing plenary session of the first day of the 11th Al Jazeera Forum, “State Crisis and the Future of the Middle East”, posed an important question to the panelists: Is conflict inevitable, particularly in reference to Iran and Turkey? Making the opening remarks for this session, Fahmy Howeidy...

Arab Spring as a Prospect of Local and Regional Change

The 2nd Plenary Session of the 11th Al Jazeera Forum, held on 15 April 2017, discussed the Arab Spring as a prospect for reform domestically and regionally as well as its successes and failures six years after its emergence. Session participants confirmed that these revolutions brought about...

The Arab State: Historical Context and Aspects of Current Crises

The Arab Spring’s historical perspective was at the heart of discussion of the first plenary session at the 11th Al Jazeera Forum, “State Crisis and the Future of the Middle East”, in Doha on Saturday. In a session titled, “The Arab State: Historical Context and Aspects of Current Crises”, speakers...

Hijab: Several Powers in the Region Are Involved in the Internal Affairs of Syria

Riyad Hijab, Former Prime Minister of Syria and General Coordinator of the Opposition Higher Negotiations Committee, delivered the second keynote speech of the 11th Al Jazeera Forum, “State Crisis and the Future of the Middle East”. He began by saying that post-colonial Arab states introduced...

Al Mahmoud: Arab States Must Unite in the Face of Crisis

Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud gave the first keynote speech of the 11th Al Jazeera Forum, “State Crisis and the Future of the Middle East in Doha” on Saturday, 15 April 2017. Addressing the audience in his speech,...