Al-Khateeb: Rate of Foreign tourists coming for recreational purposes soars 600% in 5 years    Saudi Arabia participates in OIC anti-corruption agencies' meeting in Qatar    Saudi Arabia implements over 800 reforms to drive rapid transformation    Al-Jadaan: Painful decisions were part of the reforms, but economy overcame them    Al-Swaha: Saudi Arabia is heading towards exporting technology in the next phase    Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire appears to hold as Lebanese begin streaming back to their homes    Al Rajhi: Saudi Arabia sets revised unemployment target of 5% by 2030 "300,000 citizens employed in qualitative professions"    Imran Khan supporters call off protest after crackdown    Five survivors found day after Red Sea tourist boat sinking    Russia launched a record number of almost 200 drones toward Ukraine    Al Hilal advances to AFC Champions League knockout stage despite 1-1 draw with Al Sadd    Saudi Arabia unveils updates on Expo 2030 Riyadh master plan at 175th BIE General Assembly Riyadh Expo Development Company established to oversee strategic planning, operations, and legacy development    Saudi FM attends Quadripartite meeting on Sudan in Italy    Best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford dies    Cristiano Ronaldo's double powers Al Nassr to 3-1 win over Al Gharafa in AFC Champions League    Al Ahli edges Al Ain 2-1, bolsters perfect start in AFC Champions League Elite    Most decorated Australian Olympian McKeon retires    Adele doesn't know when she'll perform again after tearful Vegas goodbye    'Pregnant' for 15 months: Inside the 'miracle' pregnancy scam    Do cigarettes belong in a museum?    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author Dhu RIO JANEIRO
Ex-treasurer of Brazil ruling party sentenced on corruption
AlHijjah 8, 1436, Sep 22, 2015, SPA -- The former treasurer of Brazil's governing Workers' Party was sentenced Monday to over 15 years in prison for his role in a kickback scheme at state-run oil company Petrobras. Joao Vaccari was found guilty of (...)

22 - 09 - 2015
Brazil's Fin Min announces $7 billion in budget cuts
AlQa'dah 30, 1436, September 14, 2015, SPA -- Brazil's Finance Minister has announced nearly $7 billion in spending cuts aimed at covering an $8 billion shortfall to the 2016 budget, according to AP. Joaquim Levy says the cuts are to include (...)

15 - 09 - 2015
At least 14 dead, 40 injured in bus accident in Brazil
AlQa'dah 23, 1436, September 07, 2015, SPA -- At least 14 people were killed and 40 others injured in a bus accident Sunday in the southern Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, the news website G1 reported, citing police, according to dpa. The bus was (...)

07 - 09 - 2015
Activist: thousands of fish dead near Olympic Park in Brazil
AlQa'dah 14, 1436, August 29, 2015, SPA -- Brazilian environmentalist and biologist Mario Moscatelli said sewage has killed at least a ton of fish in a lagoon next to the Olympic Park that will host many Rio 2016 events, AP reported. Moscatelli said (...)

29 - 08 - 2015
New mega protests across Brazil against Rousseff =
AlQa'dah 02, 1436, August 17, 2015, SPA -- Complaining of corruption and a weak economy, hundreds of thousands of Brazilians protested Sunday in demonstrations calling for the ouster of President Dilma Rousseff, according to dpa. The demonstrations (...)

17 - 08 - 2015
Photo team mugged while covering Rio Olympic test event
AlQa'dah 01, 1436, August 16, 2015, SPA -- Brazilian officials say a team of photographers on contract to Rio de Janeiro's city government were mugged while covering a road cycling test event for next year's Olympics in Rio, according to AP. The Rio (...)

17 - 08 - 2015
Volcano's rumblings prompt Ecaudor to declare state of emergency
AlQa'dah 1, 1436, Aug 16, 2015, SPA -- The president of Ecuador on Saturday imposed a state of emergency in the country over concern that the volcano Cotopaxi might erupt, dpa reported. President Rafael Correa said it was important to prepare (...)

16 - 08 - 2015
Brazil's Rousseff regains lost ground ahead of October election
AlQa'dah 24, 1435, Sep 19, 2014, SPA -- The wave of support that turned environmentalist Marina Silva into a sudden favourite for the Brazilian presidency appears to be dissipating, with President Dilma Rousseff again the front runner, according to (...)

19 - 09 - 2014
Zidane represents France at World Cup draw
AlHijjah 27, 1434, Nov 1, 2013, SPA -- Zinedine Zidane will represent 1998 World Cup winners France at the group draw for the 2014 tournament in Brazil, dpa reported. Jerome Valcke, general secretary of the ruling body FIFA, said in a column on the (...)

01 - 11 - 2013
Seven killed in massacre in Rio de Janeiro suburb
AlHijjah 20, 1434, Oct 25, 2013, SPA -- A group of hitmen shot and killed seven people at a house in a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, dap ctied Brazilian police as saying on Friday. The motive of the crime late Thursday in Realengo was unknown, police (...)

25 - 10 - 2013
Widespread Brazil protests mark independence day
AlQa'dah 1, 1434, Sep 7, 2013, SPA -- Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to scatter anti-government protesters who interrupted an independence day military parade in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, and demonstrations in dozens of other cities led (...)

07 - 09 - 2013
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