Tag: Arab countries

• Wednesday, July 24th 2019 - 10:05 UTC

  Bolsonaro plans to visit China and Arab countries next October

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro plans a round of official foreign visits in late October, including to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and China, the government said on Tuesday.

• Monday, June 5th 2017 - 10:26 UTC

  Arab countries isolate Qatar; Emirate is accused of cozying to Iran and supporting terrorism

  

  Arab countries began cutting off diplomatic relations with the Persian Gulf emirate of Qatar on Monday, accusing it in general terms of supporting terrorism. Egypt accused Qatar specifically of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's state news agency reported.

• Thursday, March 10th 2011 - 06:51 UTC

  A Brazilian view of the current situation in Arab countries

  

  During Brazil's two decades of military dictatorship, it would have been unthinkable that a female former revolutionary would lead the country in the 21st century. That transition, from autocracy to democracy, might offer some lessons for rebels across the Arab world, Brazil’s longest serving foreign minister told a forum organised by the Al Jazeera Centre for Studies in Doha, Qatar.