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To Palestinian politicians and Brazilian historians, Palestine’s new status at the United Nations creates more favourable conditions to the establishing of an actual State.

Rome – Three art shows themed after the Arab world are attracting visitors in Paris and Rome up until April 2013. Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor, Scheherazade and other characters from the classic One Thousand and One Nights book are now showing at the Arab World Institute in Paris. The show was inaugurated this week and

Nabil Shaath, representing Mahmoud Abbas, suggested that the World Social Forum Free Palestine should create a civil society committee in support of the cause, with former president Lula at the helm.

To Ibrahim Alzeben, ambassador of Palestine to Brazil, approval of the Arab country as an observer state is an important step. The diplomat is participating in the World Social Forum, in Porto Alegre.

The World Social Forum should attract organisations, institutions and politicians to Porto Alegre this week. In hard times for the region, the meeting will include movements for the Palestinian cause.

Switzerland and the OPEC donated US$ 2.8 million, but the United Nations agency that assists refugees calls for at least US$ 14 million for victims of the conflict with Israel.

The Council of Arab Ambassadors held a dinner to pay tribute to the newly arrived heads of the diplomatic representations of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar.