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[00:00.00]The World Economic Forum is convening a special meeting as Iraq
[00:03.93]and the rest of the Middle East region are trying to recover from war,
[00:07.94]while at the same time,
[00:08.86]dealing with the on-going conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
[00:13.11]Critics say the World Economic Forum meetings are nothing but talk shops,
[00:17.00]where little substantive work gets done.
[00:19.97]But Forum leaders hope they can help reinvigorate the economic sector in the Middle East.