The Brazilian Film Festival’s first edition will run from August 31 to September 3 in Beirut. Six movies with English subtitles will be shown. The program will also include an opening cocktail reception and a debate with filmmakers.
Mutaz Essa Barshim took second place with a 2.36 meter jump. Canadian Derek Drouin won the gold medal.
The facility in Pernambuco, Brazil put out over 3 million barrels of oil in July. Diesel and petroleum naphtha production also hit all-time highs.
Since 2010, Bahia state native Nadia Schwab has lived in the Arab country with her family. In her book ‘O Melhor dos Meus Dias,’ released this month, she recounts her life and experience in a culture so unlike her own.
Foreign sales totaled USD 6.9 billion from January to July. Performance was driven by machinery and electrical sectors.
The Education Center of the Federal University of Pernambuco and the Palestine-Recife Alliance are hosting debates and art shows focusing on the Palestinian issue on August 23 and 24.
Taoufik Makhloufi came in second in the final, behind Kenyan David Rudisha. The athlete from the Arab country is the current Olympic champion in the 1,500 meters.
Industrialists gained confidence from July to August in Brazil, according to research by the National Federation of Industry (CNI). Index hadn’t surpassed 50 points since March 2014.
The new homepage presents a modern layout that is now optimized for all platforms: desktop, smartphone and tablets. In 2017, the Arabic version will go online.
Mohammed Rabii lost one of the welterweight semifinals to Shakhram Giyasov of Uzbekistan.
The country registered a USD 1.685 billion surplus in the second week of the month, up from USD 637 million in the first week.
Georgetown University Qatar, of Doha, will fund researches on mobility, displacement and forced migration in the Middle East. The grants can reach up to USD 25,000. Registrations are open until September 15.
The Kenyan-born Ruth Jebet won 3000 meter steeplechase event at the Olympic Stadium. She was close to breaking the world record.
Financial institutions increased from 7.2% to 7.31% their estimate for inflation in Brazil and from 13.5% to 13.75% their forecast for the benchmark interest rate.
