A display by the Arab Culture Institute and the University of Campinas will screen ten films on the Palestinian drama, plus images of life in the West Bank and Gaza Strip by two photographers.
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The Dubai-based luxury hotel chain recorded high occupation rates in February, March and April. The company also announced a new brand: VENU Hotels.
The 10,000 bulls are being shipped through the Port of Rio Grande, in the first sale of its kind to Egypt. The terminal, in the southernmost Brazilian state, has been exporting to Lebanon since 2005.
The result exceeded that of the same period of last year, but was lower than the one recorded in the first three months of 2009. Revenues dropped in comparison with both periods.
Next Sunday, Cosmópolis, directed by Otavio Cury, will premiere in the Arab world, at the Cervantes Institute in Damascus. After the screening, the director will take part in a debate.
A document on the matter was signed by the Brazilian minister of Social Development and Hunger Alleviation, Márcia Lopes, and the Lebanese minister of Social Affairs, Selim El Sayegh, in Brasília.
The International Monetary Fund has disclosed an economic growth projection of 5.5% for Brazil this year.
International trade fair in Libya counts on the participation of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, shoe manufacturing company Grendene, and construction company Odebrecht.
The deficit was US$ 108 million, resulting from US$ 3.292 billion in exports and US$ 3.4 billion in imports.
From April 27 to August 03, the Comic Book Library of Curitiba will offer a course in Arabic calligraphy with calligrapher and fine artist Moafak Dib Helaihel. Enrolment is already open.
Revenues from Brazilian foreign sales totalled US$ 160.5 million, representing growth of 101% compared with the same month of last year. First-quarter exports totalled US$ 395.8 million.
Foreign purchases totalled US$ 3 billion in March. The performance was influenced by imports of vaccines against the H1N1 flu. Revenues from exports totalled US$ 1.1 billion during the month.
Two jets of the Embraer 170 model were delivered to Petro Air. The deal’s initial value is US$ 66.8 million, but may reach US$ 146.8 million in case two more purchase options are confirmed.
Foreign sales increased by 25.5% in comparison with the same month of last year. Saudi Arabia was one of the highlights in terms of target countries, as well as the Middle East as a whole.
