Visitors in Karbala, Iraq, are sprayed with water to cool off as temperatures exceed 48 degree Celsius on Monday (11). A record spike in temperatures across the country, which drove up electricity demand, led to the shutdown of power transmission lines. However, according to the government, on Tuesday (12) electricity was restored, and a full
Browsing: Brazil-Arab Gallery
The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce unveiled on Monday (4) a portrait of Osmar Chohfi in its gallery of former presidents’ portraits. With a career at the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he at one point served as secretary general, Chohfi completed a term as Arab Chamber president in early 2025 and is now
The Embassy of Morocco in Brazil’s federal capital Brasília celebrated on Wednesday (30) the 26th Anniversary of King Mohammed VI’s accession to the throne in Morocco. Morocco’s ambassador to Brazil, Nabil Adghoghi (center in the photo), welcomed the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce’s International Relations vice president and secretary general, Mohamad Mourad (left), and the
The Council of Arab Ambassadors in Brazil honored outgoing and incoming Arab diplomats in Brasília. Symbolic gifts were given to Georges Jallad, the new ambassador of Lebanon to Mexico, and Ahmad Al-Assad, the ambassador of Palestine to Bolivia. Also honored were the counselor to the Embassy of Kuwait, Abraham Altoura, who is returning to his
People visit the 10th edition of the Local Dates Festival at Souq Waqif traditional market in Doha, Qatar. The festival includes the participation of over 100 farms in the Arab country and showcases various types of dates and products along with locally grown fruits ©Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto/AFP
Tunisian singer Meherzia Touil performed last week with the Tunis Symphony Orchestra at the opening of the 59th Carthage International Festival held at the Roman Amphitheater of Carthage. ©Fethi Belaid/AFP
Leaders of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) welcomed the new Omani ambassador to Brazil, Abdulghaffar Al Bulushi (pictured, C). The ABCC’s president, William Adib Dib Jr. (L), and vice president of international relations and secretary-general, Mohamad Mourad (R), met with the diplomat last week in Brasília. Supplied
Leaders of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) visited Brasília last week and met with the new Mauritanian ambassador to Brazil, Ahmed Moctar Bouceif (pictured, C), to whom they extended a warm welcome. The meeting included ABCC President William Abid Dib Jr. (L) and International Relations Vice President & Secretary-General Mohamad Mourad (R). Supplied
Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) President William Adib Dib Jr. (4th from L to R) and International Relations Vice President & Secretary-General Mohamad Mourad (1st from L to R) were in Brasília to bid farewell to the Tunisian ambassador to Brazil, Nabil Lakhal (3rd from L to R), who is leaving his post. They met
Dancers from the Akram Khan Dance Company, a dance company from England, performed the show “Thikra, Night of Remembering”, directed by British dancer and choreographer Akram Khan and Saudi artist Manal Al Dowayan, as part of the Montpellier Danse Festival in June, in France. ©Gabriel Bouys/AFP
