Spanish rider Tosha Schareina rides his motorcycle across desert terrain between Ha’il and Riyadh during a stage of the 2026 Dakar Rally that is taking place this January in Saudi Arabia. The world’s biggest off-road race started on January 3 and runs through January 17. ©Florent Gooden/DPPI/AFP
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Lebanese Bilal Haddad was named Best Digital Content Creator at the 2025 Globe Soccer Awards, an international football ceremony that recognizes players, coaches, and other sports professionals who stood out during the year. Arab winners also included Qatar’s Nasser Al Khelaifi, president of Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (PSG), who was awarded President of the Year.
Former Brazilian footballer Ronaldo Nazário signs autographs for fans in the United Arab Emirates, where he is taking part in the World Sports Summit, held on December 29 and 30 at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai. The event brings together some of the world’s leading figures in the sports sector, including athletes, experts, coaches, and executives.
A general view shows the opening day and first round of the FIDE (International Chess Federation) World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 at Sports and Events Complex, Qatar University in Doha, Qatar, on December 26, 2025. ©Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto/AFP
This week’s aerial photo shows the Kuwait Towers and the Water Park in Kuwait City. The trio of towers, featuring modern architecture, is one of the country’s symbols as well as a cultural and tourist landmark. ©Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP
Families and students visit the National Museum of Libya on December 23, following its reopening after more than a decade of closure. The museum is located in the country’s capital, Tripoli. ©Mahmud Turkia/AFP
The Embassy of Qatar in Brazil celebrated Qatar National Day on Wednesday (10) in Brasília. The date, officially observed on December 18, marks the country’s national unity and unification in 1878. The host of the event, Qatar’s ambassador Ahmad Mohammed Ali Mohamed Alshebani, welcomed representatives from other Arab countries in Brazil and Brazilian public officials,
The Embassy of Bahrain in Brazil held an event on Tuesday (9) celebrating the country’s National Day and its relations with Brazil. The reception took place at Villa Rizza in Brasília, marking the formation of the State of Bahrain in 1783 and the 26th anniversary of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s accession to the
Oman National Day was celebrated in Brasília on Thursday (27) at an event hosted by the Embassy of Oman in Brazil. Ambassador Abdulghaffar Al Bulushi welcomed the guests, including Brazilian officials and diplomats. Clélio Nivaldo Crippa Filho, Director of the Middle East Department at Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attended the celebration. The Arab-Brazilian Chamber
Diplomat Ibrahim Alzeben was honored by Arab ambassadors on Wednesday (26) in Brasília as he concluded his tenure as Palestine’s ambassador and dean of the Council of Arab Ambassadors in Brazil to take up a position at the Arab League. The event was hosted by Morocco’s ambassador to Brazil, Nabil Adghoghi, who will succeed Alzeben
The Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) was represented at Algeria’s National Day celebration on Monday (24) in Brasília. The ABCC’s Vice President of Marketing, Silvia Antibas, attended the event. In the photo, Antibas (C) is pictured with Algeria’s Ambassador to Brazil, Abdelaziz Benali Cherif, and his wife (L), and with the Defense Attaché of the
Farmers spread yellow corn crops on the roads to dry in the sun in the Tell Abyad in Raqqa Governorate, Syria. Children play among the trails of corn while adults arrange them for optimal drying. The Arab country has an active agricultural sector, producing crops like corn, wheat, and barley. This year, however, Syria faced
Like several international celebrities, Moroccan model Rania Benchegra (in the background) arrived at the Franca Fund Gala—a charity event held at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday (23)—aimed at boosting research in preventive genomics. Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen attended, as did Lebanese actress Razane Jammal and Tunisian model and actress Azza
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
