A new style movement called modest has encouraged the use of sneakers and simpler clothing among Arab women. Sneakerhead hijabis are in vogue.
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A delegation led by former Brazilian president Michel Temer and six tons’ worth of donated items landed this Thursday afternoon (13) in Lebanon, where they were welcomed by president Michel Aoun.
Last month saw 3 million bags of coffee shipped from Brazil, the next-to-highest amount since record-taking began.
The emirate is receiving applications from publishing houses that publish Arab authors in other languages. It will continue to receive applications until September 1st.
Union of Arab Chambers secretary-general Khaled Hanafy said the impact on interregional trade logistics was not as serious as expected. He spoke during a webinar hosted by his organization and the Arab Chamber. Brazilian senator Jean Paul Prates said production must be increased in order to sell to Arab countries.
Brazilian Secretariat for Ports director of New Concessions and Port Regulation Policies Fabio Lavor said that despite the pandemic, the highest industry throughput on record is expected this year. He spoke during a webinar hosted by the Arab Chamber and the Union of Arab Chambers this Wednesday (12).
A Brazilian military plane took off from Guarulhos this Wednesday (12) taking 6 tonnes of donations following the explosion in Lebanon. The Arab Chamber collaborated.
A slowdown in foreign purchases made the gap between the Arab country’s imports and exports grow smaller in the first seven months of this year.
Ecommerce reached 1.29 billion hits in the country last month, just behind May – with the peak of the pandemic and Mother’s Day – and 2019 November – the month of Black Friday.
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported that cereal, legume and oilseed output will amount to 250.5 million tons in 2020, up 9 million tons from 2019.
By using the Geographic Population Structure (GPS) method, a research revealed the Arab presence in the Brazilian state of Ceará. The study was published in the book ‘The Cearense Revealed: A DNA journey unveils our ancestry.’
Shipped volumes of chicken meat were down 5.7% year-on-year in July, but China was a major buyer. Sales to all Arab countries combined went down, but Libya, Bahrain, Jordan and Egypt stepped up their imports.
In the Brazilian semiarid, there are saltwater-tolerant forage plant species. They are part of the interest of the UAE’s International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) in the agreement signed with Embrapa. On the other hand, Brazilians aim to know more about genetic resources and technologies developed by the Arabs.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce is hosting an online event on August 12 at 9 am, Brasília time. Simultaneous translation will be available into Arabic and Brazilian Portuguese.
