The representative of the Arab League in Brazil, Nacer Alem, pointed out that the Chamber is the first partner of the multilateral organization in Brazil. The organization held a farewell dinner in honor of the diplomat.
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The Council of Arab diplomats offered a farewell dinner to the representative of the multilateral organization, Nacer Alem, who’s leaving Brazil.
The Ministry of Labor issued an ordinance determining that work permit to immigrants must be issued within 15 days, at the most.
Arab and African diplomats took part in a seminar organized by the Federation of Industries of the State of Bahia. The sharing of experiences and technologies was one of the main issues discussed, alongside investments.
Diplomats met the state’s vice governor, João Leão, who accepted the suggestion by the Arab Chamber’s president, Rubens Hannun, of forming a workgroup to study opportunities.
Diplomats will be in Salvador this week for meetings with local and state officials and private sector players. The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce is supporting the trip.
Qatar’s ambassador Mohammed Alhayki was awarded the medal Grã-Cruz da Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul, the highest commendation given by the country to foreign nationals.
Mohammed Alhayki is leaving Brazil after a near-six-year stint, and the organization offered a farewell dinner. Bilateral trade increased and grew more diverse during his tenure.
The new consul general to São Paulo, Rudy El Azzi assumed his post in April. There are an estimated four million Lebanese natives and descendants in the city.
So said the Brazilian foreign minister Aloysio Nunes. He also said he is ready to sign a Brazil-Morocco Cooperation and Trade Facilitation Agreement.
Rudy El Azzi took the post of Lebanon’s general consul in São Paulo in April and met with members of the Arab Chamber’s board of directors this Tuesday.
The new Immigration Law went into effect one year ago this week and the government is preparing a project to attract skilled foreign professionals.
The Brazilian Diaspora will descend on the city from May 23 to 25, representing expatriate communities from about 30 different countries, including Lebanon and the UAE.
A ceremony in Brasília remembered the 70th anniversary of the day in which over 700,000 Palestinians were banished or fled their lands with the establishment of the state of Israel.
