This is the evaluation of the Brazilian Foreign Office secretary general, Antônio Patriota. In an interview to ANBA, he said talks on modification of the Security Council should gain strength in 2011.
Author: Randa Achmawi
Tourism showed signs of recovery in Egypt early this year, after a hard 2009. Sector revenues grew 24% and the number of visitors, 29%.
Some of the items belonged to the last dynasty of Egyptian monarchs. The site, once a palace owned by princess Fatma Haider, descendent of Mohamed Ali Pacha, underwent a long restoration process.
Close to Cairo, Ismailia is an Egyptian city with several tourist attractions and a past connected to Suez Canal. The city is celebrating the 140th anniversary of the inauguration of the canal.
The country, a traditional destination for visitors seeking history and leisure, is also improving in organizing large conferences. However, infrastructure is lacking and few companies in the field.
A new terminal at the Hurghada airport will cost US$ 273 million and will raise the traffic capacity to 7.5 million passengers. In Cairo, a complex will include a five-star hotel and theme park.
The training programme has turned four years old and over 13,600 workers have graduated. The budget is 66 million euros and will continue until 2011.
To Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, who was recently in Egypt, a solution to the conflicts in the region includes the incorporation of new mediators, like Brazil and other developing nations.
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees was established in 1949. It provides humanitarian aid, education, professional training, healthcare, social assistance and microcredit.
The institution is the result of a partnership between public and private companies and should start operating in 2012. Teaching should be based on that of Lausanne Hotel School, in Switzerland.
This is the opinion of Academy of Latinity secretary general Candido Mendes. The institution promoted its annual meeting this week, in Cairo, bringing together Western and Muslim intellectuals.
A research by YouGov.com shows that 48% of the Egyptians believe in the improvement of the conditions in their country. One third also said they suffered no losses with the economic crisis.
The forecast is by the minister of Investment of the country, Mahmoud Mohieldin, for the 2009/2010 fiscal year. In the previous period, ending on June 30th, the growth had been 4.7%.
Ministers of Foreign Relations from the two blocs are going to meet on the sidelines of the UN’s General Assembly. The aim is to arrive at common stances regarding matters of international interest.
