An Egyptian residing in Brazil for over 40 years, he was appointed to preside over the Institute of Arab Culture last week and believes a key challenge is to keep the organization’s work collectively oriented.

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said 956 million people travelled to other countries worldwide from January to September. Demand is seen as ‘robust.’

Living under refugee status in Brazil, unable to practice their crafts, a physician, a dentist and an accountant from Syria opened the Damascus restaurant in São Paulo to serve meals, snacks and sweets.