Deputy Iraqi PM quits WEF over Israel presence

Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Bahaa al-Araji withdrew from the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa at the Dead Sea in Jordan Hall after the arrival of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

Attending the forum are about 800 international personalities and regional government officials and personalities in the areas of business and civil society from 50 countries.

The forum opened  under the slogan of "a new prosperity, peace and cooperation between the public and private regional framework."