Knowledge for Impact: Scientific Dialogues and Sustainable Visions – Final Day Highlights
🗓 Monday, April 14, 2025
🌍 Hybrid Format
The Future of the Middle East and the Gulf States – Vision 2030 Organized by:
University of Derna (Libya) & Canadian Institute for Middle East and Gulf Studies (CIMEGS)
🔹 Scientific Session V: Innovation in Health & Biomedical Research
🕖 07:00–09:00 GMT
Session Chair: Prof. Faiza Bereksi Reguig (Oran 1 University, Algeria)
Session Schedule Coordinator: Dr. Adel Jouda (Future Center, Belgium)
This session brought together a multidisciplinary group of researchers to explore clinical, genetic, and systemic dimensions of healthcare innovation in the MENA region. Highlights included:
- Aicha Bengueddach and her team – Cost-effectiveness analysis comparing Gemcitabine and FOLFIRINOX in pancreatic cancer treatment.
- Hamadouche and ZAOUI Chahinaize – Role of cervical mechanoreceptors in postural and balance disorders.
- Dalila Meddah’s team – Diagnostic value of tumor markers in colon cancer.
- ZAOUI Chahinaize and collaborators – Hereditary cancer risks through the lens of Lynch syndrome.
- ZELMAT KADRI Aouicha Setti – Renal failure in HELLP syndrome cases.
- Hakima Kehili – Implementation of digital multidisciplinary medical meetings (e-MDTMs) in Western Algeria.
- Prof. Faiza Bereksi Reguig – Updates on lung cancer immunotherapy.
- Nabil Laref – Study on malnutrition in hospital environments in Oran.
📸 Session V – Photo Highlights
🔹 Scientific Session VI: Food Security, Water Resources & Ethical Challenges
🕐 13:00–14:30 GMT
Session Chair: Prof. Mohamed Abdelfattah Zohri (Mansoura University, Egypt)
Session Rapporteur: Dr. Asmarat Saad Suleiman (University of Derna, Libya)
This session addressed the intersection of environmental sustainability, food security, and professional ethics in the Arab region. Key presentations included:
- Latifa Tebbal & Elfodhel Retimi – Justice and ethical responsibility in the nursing profession.
- Rafiqa Moussaoui – Sustainable approaches to wastewater reuse in Algerian agriculture.
- Hana Zedan – Greenhouse gas emissions from landfills in Derna and Ain Mara.
- Fatima Hamouta – Implications of food insecurity on sustainable development in the region.
- Yacoubi Khaled – Geopolitical impact of the Russia–Ukraine conflict on Arab Gulf food systems.
- Abdelkarim Mohsen Hassan – Reconstruction challenges in Gaza, focusing on damaged housing.
- Imahjane Meriem, Haddawi Elias & Bouzaiani Belkacem – Extraction of gelatin from camel bones.
🔹 Scientific Session VII: AI, Sustainability & Urban Resilience
🕒 15:00–16:30 GMT
Session Chair: Prof. Abdelkarim Mohsen Hassan (Palestine)
Session Rapporteur: Dr. Abdullah Mohammed Albari (University of Hadhramout, Yemen)
The final academic session focused on emerging applications of artificial intelligence, climate resilience, and urban adaptation in the Middle East and North Africa. Highlights included:
- Mujad Hanan – AI’s role in strengthening cybersecurity across the region.
- Mohammed Mahmoud AbdAllah Youssif – Economic sustainability in smart cities.
- Kamal Bouhjeriy – Digital tools for architectural heritage preservation.
- Fatma Zohra Boutora & Naoufel Smaili – Green construction and environmental accountability.
- Mekki Amaria – Green economy mechanisms for sustainable development.
- Ahmed Safi, Yassine Barid & collaborators – Socio-political conflict and urban resilience.
- Ghebghoub Yaqouta & her team – Traditional architecture as a climate adaptation tool.
📸 Sessions VI & VII – Photo Highlights
🔹 Closing Ceremony: Reflections & Future Pathways
🕔 17:30–18:00 GMT
The forum concluded with closing remarks from its key organizers:
- Prof. Dr. Laadjal Adala – Emphasized the importance of maintaining research-driven regional dialogue.
- Prof. Dr. Wael Mohammed Gabrel – Thanked all contributors for their commitment and knowledge.
- Prof. Dr. Jehad Algharam – Announced the upcoming publication of the full official forum report on the institute’s website.
📸 Closing Ceremony
Prepared in Toronto, Canada
🗓 April 14, 2025
Issued by:
Canadian Institute for Middle East and Gulf Studies (CIMEGS)