Brazilian companies should travel to Algeria and Egypt in the first quarter of 2016. The postponement is due to schedule conflicts between the Brazilian minister Armando Monteiro and the companies.

A photo and film exhibition of the UN launches at Centro Cultural Correios on Thursday (12th) and will run until January 10th, portraying work done with refugees in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

Exports of the Brazilian product to Middle East and North Africa countries generated USD 175.2 million in revenues this year until October. Shipments grew less at 1%, according to the exporters’ council.

Sabbagh founded the Arab Studies Department at Rio de Janeiro Federal University and was monsignor of the Melquita Greek-Catholic Church in Rio de Janeiro. He died on Sunday, at 95 years old, due to pneumonia.