Beirut, Shawwal 28, 1439, Jul 12, 2018, SPA -- The 26th session of the Arab Economy Forum which attracted 500 participants from 20 Arab and foreign countries started in Beirut today. Waleed bin Abdullah Bukhari, charge d'Affaires of the Kingdom, led the Saudi delegation, which comprises the representatives of the Saudi Development Fund and a host of businessmen, to the event, in addition to a powerful delegation from Kuwait, led by the Speaker of the National Assembly Marzooq Al-Ghanem, and the IMF delegation as well as governors of central banks, senior executives of world conglomerates, banks and investors from the Arab world, Europe and Africa. Rafiq Al-Hariri, caretaker prime minister of Lebanon, addressed the gathering, vowing not to succumb to the current tough economic situation but to change it to prosperity. --SPA 21:30 LOCAL TIME 18:30 GMT 0035 www.spa.gov.sa/w716156