The terminal in the Qatari capital handled 23.2 million passengers in 2013. Aircraft traffic and cargo throughput also increased.
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The ‘Tourism Dirham’ will be charged on all types of accommodations within the emirate. The charge will be made per room, per night, starting on March 31st. The charge will range from US$ 1.91 to US$ 5.44.
The National Library Foundation has opened applications for grants for foreign publishers who wish to take Brazilian authors abroad to promote their books. Applications must be submitted by March 10.
The Arab country is showing this Thursday (30), at the Museum of Islamic Art, the film Central Station, opening a series of monthly screenings to take place all year long. The project is part of the Year of Culture Qatar Brazil 2014.
Mohamed El Sayed will teach Sufi and belly dance techniques. Lessons will take place on February 15 and 16. Registration is open.
Brazilian tourists spent US$ 25.3 billion in international travels last year, according to information from the Central Bank. In 2012, the sum was of US$ 22.2 billion.
FIFA launches in March a fund to finance social, education and health projects in Brazil. The sum may be even higher with donations from other institutions.
Region received 19.607 million visitors last year, according to the preliminary information released by the World Tourism Organization. The Middle East, which received almost 52 million people, saw an increase by only 0.3%.
Lower revenue was consequence of the political instability in the country. In July last year, former president Mohamed Morsi was deposed.
Premiere ICArabe celebrates the Institute of Arab Culture’s tenth anniversary and shows national and Latin American productions with Arab themes. The exhibit starts in São Paulo, on February 03.
‘Omar’ was nominated for the Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category. Among the nominees, are films from Italy, Belgium, Denmark and Cambodia.
Zaatari – Children of the War, exhibit by Brazilian photographer Gabriel Chaim, brings 25 images of the lives of children who have escaped the conflicts in Syria. The show is open until February 07 in Belém, in the Northeast of Brazil.
The Arab television channel will show two films made in Brazil under the Project Viewfinder, which sponsors documentaries about social issues in Latin America. One shows the reality of the homeless in São Paulo and the other Haitian immigration in Acre.
Brazilian artist Marilza Ramos has already exported her pictures to the region through trade shows. After a recent exhibit in Qatar, she plans on opening a studio in Doha and a showroom in Dubai.
