Ronaldo, Zidane and other football starts join forces in Germany to collect funds for the Horn of Africa, a region that includes the Arab Somalia and Djibouti.
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Mohamed Mestiri, the new Tunisian ambassador to Brazil, points out that his country will have a new constitution and wants to answer to popular demand. She plans to foster trade and cultural exchange.
The flag of Palestine was raised this Tuesday, for the first time ever, at the Unesco headquarters in Paris. The act celebrates the country’s becoming a full member of the United Nations organization.
Ban Ki-moon meets with local authorities and announces the opening of a political office in the country in January 2012.
Anuar Nahes was paid tribute by emir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani after four years working in the country. The diplomat will take office at the Brazilian embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
Antônio Patriota discussed the Syrian situation with the League of Arab States secretary general. Brazil is waiting on the UN Security Council’s analysis before manifesting itself on human rights.
The bloc announced further measures against the country to pressure president Bashar Al Assad to end repression of protests. Last Sunday, the Arab League approved sanctions against Syria.
The Brazilian president will attend the Africa-South America Summit in May 2012. She will champion sustainable development coupled with social inclusion.
The organization has set a one-day deadline for the Syrian government to sign a protocol allowing observers to enter the country.
On meeting with Michel Temer in Beirut, Lebanese president Michel Sleiman invited Dilma Rousseff to visit the country. Temer, of Lebanese descent, was welcomed to his ancestors’ land with a party.
The ambassador of Palestine to Brasília stated that the country, in which Arabs and Jews live in peace, is a ‘balanced player’ in talks between Palestine and Israel.
At a meeting in Morocco, representatives of Arab countries took the decision due to accounts of government violence against the opposition.
Brazilian navy frigate União docked into Beirut Port. It should be part of the Unifil fleet, the UN peace force in the Arab country.
Brazilian VP Michel Temer will be in the Arab country from November 18 to 23. He will meet with the president and the prime minister, and visit the frigate União, of the UN peacekeeping operations.
