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
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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
Residents of Muscat watch a naval parade celebrating Oman’s 55th National Day. Along the capital’s coast, people of all ages celebrate, waving flags as they watch the festive display. National holidays are usually days of celebration across Arab countries. ©Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu/AFP
Undergraduate students of International Relations from the Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado (Fecap) visited the headquarters of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) in São Paulo on Thursday (13). The group was welcomed by the ABCC’s Vice President of Marketing, Silvia Antibas, and Director of Institutional Relations, Fernanda Baltazar (at the podium). The students
Angela Martins, CEO for Latin America at First Abu Dhabi Bank (C), launched the second edition of her book, A banca islâmica [Islamic banking], on Tuesday (28) during the Global Halal Brazil (GHB) Business Forum in São Paulo. Martins presented a copy to Ali Hussein El Zoghbi (L), Vice-President of FAMBRAS Halal Certifier and author
Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação was honored on the first day of the Global Halal Brazil (GHB) Business Forum on Monday (27) in São Paulo. The Group’s president, João Carlos Saad (pictured), said the company, which includes radio and open and cable TV channels, strives to provide Brazilian society with knowledge and information about the Arab
Sultan Alhababi, Executive Vice President of Operations at the Global Halal Academy, and Ali Hussein El Zoghbi, President of the International Halal Academy and Vice President of FAMBRAS Halal Certifier, signed an agreement during the third edition of the Global Halal Brazil Business Forum (GHB) on Monday (27) at the WTC Events Center in São
Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) International Relations Vice President & Secretary-General Mohamad Orra Mourad (R) and Institutional Relations Director Fernanda Baltazar met on Thursday (16) with the new ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Brazil, Sharif AlSuwaidi, in Brasília. Supplied
Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas announces the launch of the new Saudi airline. The inaugural route, with the first flight scheduled for October 26, will be between Riyadh and London, UK. The second route will connect Riyadh and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ©Fayez Nureldine/AFP
Lebanon-based Brazil Friendship Group in the Middle East held its annual Mass last Saturday (11) in honor of Our Lady of Aparecida, the Patroness of Brazil, for the Brazilian Christian community residing in the Arab country. The ten-year-old traditional celebration was conducted in Portuguese by Father Antônio Sadak at the Saydet El Najat Church in
