Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey from November 27 to 30 and Lebanon from November 30 to December 2. This will be his first international trip since being elected pope in May of this year. Images of the Catholic Church leader are already displayed on the streets of Beirut, the Lebanese capital. ©Anwar Amro/AFP
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The African Arab country opened five new water desalination plants as part of its national strategy to tackle the impacts of climate change on water resources.
Residents of Muscat watch a naval parade celebrating Oman’s 55th National Day. Along the capital’s coast, people of all ages celebrate, waving flags as they watch the festive display. National holidays are usually days of celebration across Arab countries. ©Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu/AFP
Adding attractions to leisure routes, gaining international recognition for a tourist village, and launching preservation projects are among Jordanians’ measures and achievements to boost the sector. The country welcomed 540,000 visitors in October.
With a victory over the UAE men’s national football team on Tuesday (18), Iraq secured a place in the playoff to try to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
With the launch of its 2025–2035 national innovation strategy, the Arab country set goals that include training citizens and allocating 2% of its GDP to research and development.
The national qualifying round of the competition promoted by the DIFC, from the United Arab Emirates, will take place on December 9 in São Paulo. Registration for the cup is open until November 25.
The Brazilian Women’s Space (EMuB) is an initiative of Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support Brazilian women living abroad. One was launched last week in Beirut.
After visiting the country earlier this month, an International Monetary Fund team sees prospects for economic improvement and agreed on technical assistance to strengthen Syria’s fiscal framework and monetary policy.
Brazil’s planemaker has signed memorandums of understanding with AMMROC and GAL, aviation service providers in the United Arab Emirates.
Images of the Brazilian Sertão, taken by the Pernambuco-born photographer, can be seen in Lebanon until December 5. The exhibition dialogues with the literature of Guimarães Rosa.
The National Library Foundation of Brazil and the National Library of Palestine have signed a protocol providing for the exchange of information, sharing of collections, and collaboration in research.
Undergraduate students of International Relations from the Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado (Fecap) visited the headquarters of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) in São Paulo on Thursday (13). The group was welcomed by the ABCC’s Vice President of Marketing, Silvia Antibas, and Director of Institutional Relations, Fernanda Baltazar (at the podium). The students
In government auctions and tenders held in the Arab country during the third quarter of this year, local companies secured USD 2.6 billion, while foreign firms accounted for USD 1.4 billion.
