The name of the next head of the diplomatic representation in Kuwait City was approved Wednesday by the Senate. Norton Rapesta will also concurrently serve as ambassador in Bahrain.
Being discussed by a business support group, the tax Simples Internacional aims to cut red tape and streamline shipments by micro and small businesses, which currently have a hard time reaching the foreign market.
Marwa Amri beat Yuliya Ratkevich of Azerbaijan during the repechage rounds. The champion in the under-58 kg category was Kaori Icho of Japan.
The Brazilian Ministry of Finance released its revised GDP estimate for 2017 this Wednesday (17), from 1.2% to 1.6%. The country is seen resuming growth in the final quarter of this year.
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.
