The Jordanian Ahmad Abughaush won the men’s under-68 kg taekwondo tournament at the Rio Olympics.
Author: From the Newsroom
A poll conducted by the Ministry of Tourism shows that 87.7% of foreigners who came to Brazil to watch the Games intend to return one day. Hospitality is the country’s best attribute, according to them.
This week at the Dubai Foreign Market, foreign investors purchased USD 327 million worth of shares in the emirate this week, with sales reaching USD 299 million.
The name of the next head of the diplomatic representation in Kuwait City was approved Wednesday by the Senate. Norton Rapesta will also concurrently serve as ambassador in Bahrain.
Marwa Amri beat Yuliya Ratkevich of Azerbaijan during the repechage rounds. The champion in the under-58 kg category was Kaori Icho of Japan.
Mutaz Essa Barshim took second place with a 2.36 meter jump. Canadian Derek Drouin won the gold medal.
The facility in Pernambuco, Brazil put out over 3 million barrels of oil in July. Diesel and petroleum naphtha production also hit all-time highs.
Foreign sales totaled USD 6.9 billion from January to July. Performance was driven by machinery and electrical sectors.
The Education Center of the Federal University of Pernambuco and the Palestine-Recife Alliance are hosting debates and art shows focusing on the Palestinian issue on August 23 and 24.
Taoufik Makhloufi came in second in the final, behind Kenyan David Rudisha. The athlete from the Arab country is the current Olympic champion in the 1,500 meters.
Mohammed Rabii lost one of the welterweight semifinals to Shakhram Giyasov of Uzbekistan.
The country registered a USD 1.685 billion surplus in the second week of the month, up from USD 637 million in the first week.
The Kenyan-born Ruth Jebet won 3000 meter steeplechase event at the Olympic Stadium. She was close to breaking the world record.
Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture numbers show the country exported USD 2.7 billion worth of the product from January to July, a 25% drop over the comparable year-ago period.
