Taoufik Makhloufi came in second in the final, behind Kenyan David Rudisha. The athlete from the Arab country is the current Olympic champion in the 1,500 meters.
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Mohammed Rabii lost one of the welterweight semifinals to Shakhram Giyasov of Uzbekistan.
Georgetown University Qatar, of Doha, will fund researches on mobility, displacement and forced migration in the Middle East. The grants can reach up to USD 25,000. Registrations are open until September 15.
The Kenyan-born Ruth Jebet won 3000 meter steeplechase event at the Olympic Stadium. She was close to breaking the world record.
The show ‘Tomorrow everything will be alright’ runs from September 3 to December 3 at Galpão VB in São Paulo. The Lebanese artist’s first solo exhibit in Brazil portrays affections from the Middle East through video installations.
‘Arab Music: Expressiveness and Subtlety’ takes place in September. The classes will cover topics such as people’s relationship with music and the differences from Western rhythms. Registrations are open.
Mohamed Mahmoud and Ines Boubakri finished third, respectively, in weightlifting and fencing.
Sara Ahmed finished in third place in the under-69 kg women’s weightlifting event this Wednesday at Rio 2016.
Fehaid Aldeehani won in the double trap category. He had taken two bronze medals home in past editions of the Olympics.
The judoka Sergiu Toma won bronze for the United Arab Emirates in the men’s under 81 kg category this Tuesday at the Rio Summer Olympics.
The exhibition ‘Challenges and Realities’ portrays students from several countries benefited by Qatar’s Educate a Child program. The exhibit is open until August 21 at Bayt Qatar.
The group Mutrib is a conflation of artists who work to make the music of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans known in Brazil. Two shows are scheduled for the next few days in São Paulo.
The delegations feature stars such as Tunisia’s Oussama Mellouli (swimming) and Habiba Ghribi (track and field), and Algeria’s Taoufik Makhlouf (track and field).
After he carried the Olympic torch through the streets of Rio de Janeiro, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated that the Games are an opportunity for reconciliation and harmony.
