Louvre, Zayed National Museum and Guggenheim are now scheduled to open in 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively. They were originally meant to start operating from 2012 through to 2014.
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The UN secretary general is travelling to Jordan, Palestine and Israel to ‘encourage’ talks between Israelis and Palestinians.
The Superjumbo is made by Airbus and operated by Emirates Airline, among others. Units owned by Qantas and Singapore Airlines had cracks in their wings that were caused during the aircraft’s assembly.
According to the UN, the bulk of the funds will go into promoting food security, creating jobs, providing water and shelter for roughly five million people.
A survey conducted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees indicates that 103,000 Africans arrived at the Middle East by sea in 2011.
An UN report forecasts 5% growth in the African economy in 2012, against 2.7% in 2011. In the Middle East, the estimated growth is 3.7%, as against 6.6% in the same period.
In 2011, the company’s average oil and natural gas production was 2.376 million barrels of oil equivalent a day. The volume is 1.6% greater than in 2010.
The 86-year-old businessman died of natural causes on Wednesday evening. He was the president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber from 1983 to 1986 and was one of the foremost Arab personalities in Brazil.
Fund’s director Massod Ahmed stated that the country’s economy is facing difficult challenges, despite its solid foundations. Negotiation for a support program will continue in weeks to come.
Report issued this Wednesday revises the increase in Gross Domestic Product of developed and emerging countries, and points to recession in the Eurozone.
The balance between Brazil’s exports and imports has remained negative for the second week running. Sales totalled US$ 3.8 billion and purchases, US$ 4.4 billion.
The largest fair in the shoe, sports product and leather artefact sector in Brazil begins on Monday, in São Paulo. Arabs should visit the fair, to include 1,100 exhibitors.
Students of state-run schools that do the Arabic course at BibliAspa should travel to the country to participate in cultural and educational activities. The trip is sponsored by Qatar Foundation.
A mission of the International Monetary Fund will meet with local authorities in Cairo to discuss the possibility of aiding the country in addressing financial issues.
