Football tournament will have 16 teams. The draw of the matches and cultural activities will be held this Saturday. The matches will take place in the beginning of August.
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The striker of the sole Arab team in the World Cup, Islam Slimani, remarks that the country has defeated its next rival, Germany, in 1982, and claims the feat can be repeated.
Following a tie with Russia, the Arab national team will advance to the round of sixteen for the first time, in its fourth World Cup. The team will now face Germany.
During meeting in Doha, Qatar, Unesco included 26 new locations to the list of protected sites. Three of them are in Arab countries, including Palestine’s land of olive and vines.
Event organized by Omani government backed by the Arab Chamber will remain open until next Friday at São Paulo’s Club Homs, featuring photos and texts portraying the nation’s culture and history.
“The Arabs and 25th of March Street” is awarding short films depicting the presence of Arab immigrants in São Paulo. Enrolments will be accepted up until October 13th.
Supporters watched team beat South Korea 4 – 2 at stadium Beira Rio. Team has good chances to classify at the World Cup.
The Brazilian Ministry of Environment has released a list of enterprises that have donated carbon credits to offset greenhouse gas emissions as a result of the World Cup.
Dubai Film and TV Commission has launched this Sunday (22nd) a new streamlined system to facilitate the issuing of filming permits. The goal is to boost film production in the city.
The Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Centre is screening productions every Wednesday up until July 9th, including Heleno, Zico na Rede and Romeo and Juliet Get Married.
The amount was spent by tourists from the region during the first days of the world, according to the credit card company.
The information was released in a survey commissioned by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism from the Economic Research Foundation Institute. Hotel occupancy rate is 45% above expected.
Exhibition ‘Tolerance, Understanding and Coexistence’ will be held between June 25th to 27th, at Club Homs, with pictures and a film on the religious life in the country. Modern life in the Arab nation will also be shown.
The presence of Algerian fans was visible during the game last Tuesday (17th) in Belo Horizonte. Dressed in colourful attire, they cheered for the team, which wound up losing from Belgium 2 to 1.
