The Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding recognizes translations between Arabic and other languages and will include Portuguese in its 2027 edition. The announcement was made at an event at the Arab-Brazilian Chamber on Monday (19)
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The airline was presented with ‘World’s Best Business Class’, ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’, ‘World’s Best Business Class Lounge, and ‘World’s Best Onboard Wi-Fi’ awards.
The WISE Prize for Education is accepting applications for projects addressing challenges in the education sector. Proposed focus areas include the effective use of AI in learning and support for students’ mental, emotional, and physical health.
The Brazilian Tourist Board, in partnership with Exame magazine, is hosting an award to highlight projects that boosted inbound tourism in Brazil. Applications are open until January 24.
Lebanese Bilal Haddad was named Best Digital Content Creator at the 2025 Globe Soccer Awards, an international football ceremony that recognizes players, coaches, and other sports professionals who stood out during the year. Arab winners also included Qatar’s Nasser Al Khelaifi, president of Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (PSG), who was awarded President of the Year.
The Zayed Sustainability Award features a company and a school from Brazil as finalists in two categories. The award ceremony will be held on January 13, 2026, in the UAE.
The United Nations’ industrial development arm is accepting applications from businesses with innovative practices. The award ceremony is taking place in November at the Global Industry Summit in Riyadh.
The Moroccan government and the World Water Council promote the King Hassan II Great World Water Prize. With a USD 500,000 prize pool, it will reward individuals and institutions working to preserve water resources. The application deadline was extended until December 15.
Nicole Oliveira, from the state of Alagoas, is only nine years old and considered the world’s youngest astronomer. The Brazilian was awarded in Dubai at the Global Child Prodigy Awards.
This Monday (30), the Arab Brazilian Chamber’s cultural director received the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture. The award was for 2019, but the ceremony only occurred this year due to the COVID pandemic.
The Prize’s 2022 edition will accept submissions until May 6. Global prize fund of USD 3 million will be split among the winners.
The UAE’s Zayed Sustainability Award provides funding to innovative projects in five different categories. Entries will be accepted until May 6, 2021.
The international award supplying funding to innovative sustainable projects was originally slated for January 2021. It has been pushed back a year as a result of the pandemic.
The emirate is receiving applications from publishing houses that publish Arab authors in other languages. It will continue to receive applications until September 1st.
