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I shouldn't have been surprised when my conversation with Eliza Reid, the first lady of Iceland, ran the gamut from her thoughts on government-subsidized child care to the indisputable fact that Ryan Reynolds is indeed Canadian.

Iceland is the world's most gender equal country

Bahraini women are making remarkable progress on the national level, according to recent reports by several international institutions, such as the United Nations Women, the World Bank, and the World Economic Forum (WEF). Bahrain's Supreme Council for Women (SCW) is a body concerned with Bahraini women's affairs, aiming to empower…

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

Plastic pollution is accumulating worldwide, on land and in the oceans. According to one widely cited estimate, by 2025, 100 million to 250 million metric tons of plastic waste could enter the ocean each year. Another study commissioned by the World Economic Forum projects that without changes to current practices,…

There was drama at the World Economic Forum in Davos after a bunch of "patriotic millionaires" released a letter asking their governments to tax them more. They took this step after Oxfam released a report titled Inequality Kills. As its title suggests, the report pointed out that inequality – where…

From fighting climate change, to building an inclusive post pandemic economic model and managing migratory flows, the President of the World Economic Forum highlights the importance of ‘Global Cooperation’. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, on the sidelines of this year’s “Davos Agenda” week, Børge Brende warned of the high…

The World Economic Forum will hold its 2022 annual meeting in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos from May 22-26, the Geneva-based group said on Friday.

Best time to invest in the country, the PM tells business leaders in World Economic Forum address