ANBA questioned Brazil’s presidential candidates about their opinions regarding the country’s ties with Arab nations. Read their answers.
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Voting machines will be available in cities in 89 nations. Riyadh, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Amman, Kuwait City, Beirut, Rabat, Ramallah and Tunis are in the list.
In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Hassam Sheik Mohamud said that drought, high food prices and lack of security are affecting over three million people.
According to a report released by the UNHCR, the two countries were the main issuers of asylum seekers to industrialized countries in the first half of the year, when the number of refugee status requests rose by 24%.
The United Nations has denounced speculative funds like those that purchased Argentinean government bonds. The draft resolution was tabled by Argentina and approved by Brazil.
International delegations will be in Brazil next October to see the electronic voting system. The delegates will attend lectures and pay visits to related organizations.
Ricardo Lewandowski, president of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court, has enacted a cultural exchange treaty signed in 2010 one day after convening with the Kuwaiti ambassador in Brasília.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has informed that the average daily number of people leaving Iraq for Jordan has grown from 65 in June and July to 120 in August and September.
The diplomatic representation is subordinate to the embassy in Kuwait and its object is to increase Brazilian presence in the region. Morocco’s Khalid Ghozlani is assuming the post.
The Regional Electoral Court from the Federal District will seal voting machines to be sent to 134 locations and used in October elections. The Court, helped by consulates and diplomatic missions, organizes the process.
The UN has launched webpage to receive Brazilian donations to the victims of the conflict in the Arab country. Minimum donation is R$ 20 (or US$ 8.78).
The funds will be spent on ensuring food security in rural areas in the Arab country, plagued by crop failure and scarce supplies.
The funds will be allocated to crop irrigation and pasture development projects in the North African country.
Diplomat José Mauro Couto will take office at Brazil’s embassy in Khartoum in the second fortnight of September. His plans include closer cooperation in agriculture and providing professional training to youths and women.
