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Diplomat Yousuf Al Usaimi will head back to his country this week, after having headed the embassy in the Brazilian capital, Brasília, for seven years. During the period, bilateral trade grew by 185%.

Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota visited Egypt and asked for support to the Brazilian candidate for the UN agency for hunger alleviation. He also discussed the political situation in the Arab world.

On May 3rd and 4th, the Qatari capital receives 170 civil society representatives from countries in all continents for the pre-forum of the Alliance of Civilizations.

Mitzi da Costa is the new Brazilian ambassador to Muscat. The challenges facing her include boosting trade and tourism between the two nations and propagating Brazilian culture in the Arab country.

Applied Economic Research Institute report points out the challenges and opportunities in relations between the two countries shortly before president Dilma Rousseff’s visit to the Asian country.

The president at the Arab Brazilian Chamber and other personalities received medals from Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota at an event at the Library and Centre of South American and Arab Research.

In ceremony at Mount Lebanon Club, the former Brazilian president criticised military action in Libya and defended dialogue. He pointed out his government’s ‘solid’ relations with the Arab world.