The country lost a dispute at the World Trade Organization regarding subsidy policies for its automotive, telecom and computer industries.
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The event, organized by the Federation of Muslim Associations of Brazil will take place at the São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) on September 20. The topic will be debated under the perspective of the new Migration Law.
The Gaza Strip will get money from a humanitarian fund to mitigate the effects of an energy crisis that’s been impacting the region for four months already.
The funds will help Palestinian refugees attended by the UN agency to gain access to basic needs.
The UN Is accepting entries from students of pictures of subjects relating to its Sustainable Development Goals and the challenges that immigration and asylum entail. The deadline for entry is August 30.
From January to July, most returnees were internally displaced or had relocated to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. The UN believes this is not a durable solution.
Senators convened this Wednesday to establish the entity, presided over by senator Cristovam Buarque. The goal is to build ties between the countries’ legislative powers.
The country has requested consultations with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on measures which purportedly restrict its trade in goods and services.
The office opened on Friday night. The honorary consul is the Brazilian of Arab descent Mohamed Zoghbi. Earlier, the Arab Chamber hosted a luncheon in honor of the Sudanese ambassador Mohamed Elsiddig.
The organization’s president Rubens Hannun and CEO Michel Alaby visited the Gulf country’s embassy for an in-depth discussion of events to be held in the second half of the year.
Rubens Hannun sat down for meetings with Saudi Arabian, Qatari and Kuwaiti diplomats to assess the trip to the Gulf organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and to discuss forthcoming actions.
A survey from the WTO showed that 42 such policy measures were put in place by the bloc’s countries from October 2016 to May 2017. Their impact, however, is not as serious as trade facilitation actions.
The Egyptian government cleared the border to allow eight trucks to pass through in order to supply a power plant in Palestinian territory.
Citizens from the Arab country were the group with the higher number of asylums granted. Overall, Brazil welcomed 12% more refugees last year in comparison to 2015.
