Marcela Jacques from Recife and Renata Isa from Curitiba live in the Arab country with their husbands and children and were taken aback by the war started in 2011.
Author: Alexandre Rocha
Crac des Chevalier, a Crusader castle in Syria, was occupied for two years by armed groups and damaged during the fights. On top of a mountain, the monument oversees the Valley of Christians and is the theme of ANBA’s fourth story on the country.
In its third special report on Syria, ANBA recounts a visit to the city that was full of armed groups during the war that broke out in 2011, and to one of the country’s main archaeological sites – damaged, but still impressive.
In the town of Maaloula, which has been a Christian pilgrimage site for centuries, some of the landmarks have been damaged. One of a few places in the world where Aramaic is still spoken, the village is the subject of the second story in an ANBA series on the Arab country.
Over the course of a week, ANBA visited war-torn cities, historical and religious sites across the country. Damascus is the subject of the first in a series of articles starting this Tuesday.
Estimate was presented by the country’s Tourism minister Rami Radwan Martini and includes material damages, destruction of historical sites, unemployment, and significantly reduced revenues.
Pavilions from countries including Oman and the UAE feature a significant number of enterprises at the 61st Damascus International Fair.
The opening ceremony took place on Wednesday evening. Forty-eight countries are present, and Brazil is one of them.
So said Khaled Hanafy, secretary-general of the Union of Arab Chambers – the region’s premier business organization – regarding ANBA’s new version.
The news agency started publishing content in Arabic this Wednesday (14), as part of the organization’s strategy to strengthen the Brazil-Arab connection.
Brazil’s president will travel to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro told ANBA in an interview. He is just back from an official trip to Abu Dhabi. ‘Brazil will be right there with the UAE,’ he said.
Industry association Abimde hosted a seminar on international markets at the Arab Brazilian Chamber offices in São Paulo. Going global is key to keeping business flowing steadily.
The economic growth forecast from financial institutions dropped from 0.82% last week to 0.81% in this one.
Show will be held July 23 to August 4 at Club Homs and will feature exhibition of paintings, cuisine, handicraft, workshops, music and other attractions.
