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BEIRUT, Lebanon -- As the Syrian government took back eastern Aleppo from the rebels in December, the story you heard in the Arab world about what was happening largely depended [...]

The article focuses on the lack of graduates in the U.S. who are not fluent in "critical languages." Since the 2001 terrorist attacks, colleges have been struggling to respond to demands from the government, businesses and students for more teaching of the Arabic, Mandarin and Persian languages. The federally funded National Flagship Language Program was created in an effort to meet the demands. Another approach is intensive language instruction in grade school which hopes to produce high-school graduates ready to enter college with the language skills equal or higher than those who have finished a foreign language undergraduate degree.

Reports that France's highest administrative court, the Council of State, has put off until December 13, 2004, a decision on whether to ban Al Manar, the popular Arab-language television channel run by he Hezbollah militia out of Lebanon.

Reports that a counter-terrorism program intended to prevent terror suspects in Saudi Arabia from acquiring United States visas has been hindered by inadequate financing and training, leaving many U.S. Department of Homeland Security officers unable to speak Arabic and unfamiliar with how to conduct criminal investigations.

Features the video game Tactical Language Project which was developed at University of Southern California's Center for Research in Technology for Education in cooperation with the Special Operations Command. Use of the game as a tool for teaching soldiers to speak Arabic; Use of a high degree of realism for the game's environment and characters; Simulation of situations that troops will experience in the Middle East.

Byline: Cleve R. Wootson Jr. The sign is clearly poking fun at Donald Trump, but unless people driving on Interstate 94 in metro Detroit speak Arabic - or have a [...]

The article informs that in the viral video on Twitter, a news reporter can be seen questioning the store manager of a Haldiram's outlet for Arabic description on the packaging of a namkeen mixture. It mentions the snack in question is called Falhari Mixture with new packaging and has been one of the most popular fasting mixtures of the brand, and as per the video, the description at the back of the namkeen is written in Arabic while the main text on the front is in English.

Byline: Tom A. Peter Despite a post-9/11 surge of Westerners learning Arabic, the world's fifth-most-spoken language, English and Arabic speakers are still largely segregated on the Web. A new translation [...]

THE hurdles of learning Arabic as a second language are daunting. Arabic is written right to left, and each letter can take one of four forms, depending on where it […]

PROFFICIENT Computer Technology Sdn Bhd, a Kelantan-based software company, has unveiled a Windows-based game software called Arabic WordMaster Pro Version 1.0 to the local market. According to its company's managing [...]

The article offers information on the legislation passed by Israel's Parliament declaring Israel to be the national home of the Jewish people, altering the status of Arabic from an official language to a "special" one, and the eliminating the housing discrimination.

The article discusses the discovery of the Arabic characters "Allah" and "Ali" found on Viking funeral costumes in boat graves in Enkoping, Sweden, which questions the influence of Islam in Scandinavia. It reports that Annika Larsson, a textile archaeologist, at Uppsala University was the first to discover this on the silk costumes belonging to a women and found several evidences about it.

The article focuses on Bible's translation into Arabic language, and mentions Islamophobia faced by Muslim Americans.

The article offers the author's insights concerning the notion of Americans that all people living in Israel are Jews. The author states that 30 percent of the population of Israel are not Jewish and are called as Arab community. The author adds that the Arab community in the country is comprised with various religions including Christian, Muslim, and Druze and are using Arabic as their first language.

APPLE/PARAGON DESIGNING ARABIC WORD PROCESSOR 08/22/91 SOLANA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1991 AUG 22 (NB) -- Nisus word processor-developer Paragon Concepts has signed a contract with Apple Computer BV, a subsidiary [...]

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-20 August 2003-New Arabic web site launched by World Bank(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The World Bank Group has launched an Arabic version of its existing web site in a […]

The article presents the author's reflections on the concept of "language" in regard to the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The author points out several ways in which the philosophy and treatment of language has shifted in the decade following the incident, including increased interest in Arabic language studies and the use of rhetoric in expressing the psychological grief of the event. Further commentary is offered asserting that in the aftermath of 9/11 U.S. society has become more insular and that such a shift is a problem.

According to Al-Mustaqbal newspaper (August 6, 2000), the Yamout Optics Company, which opened in 1976, offers all kinds of optic products including artificial medical and cosmetic colored lenses. It also [...]

To help counter the large number of foreign words entering the daily lexicon in the UAE, a new association has been formed to promote the use of Arabic. The Gulf [...]

A personal narrative is presented in which the author discusses her romantic relationship with Iraqi doctor, her struggle to understand and learn Arabic language, and doctor's life struggle.

The article discusses Palestinian journalist Reem Makhoul, who has started writing storybooks in colloquial Arabic. Topics discussed include publishing company Ossass Stories started by her with her husband Stephen Farrell, their first children's book "The Girl Who Lost Her Imagination" published in the Shami dialects along with works on second book "Where Shall I Hide?" and illustrations of the book by artist Fouad Mezher.

The article reports on the incorporation of Qatari Arabic-language daily Al-Sharq with Anadolu Agency and presents the views of Ahmed Yusuf, Anadolu Agency's representative in Qatar, regarding the same.

The article reports that according to Nazif Yilmaz, senior official of the Turkish Education Ministry's Religion Teaching Directorate, Arabic language serves as a bridge between peoples of the Muslim community. He mentions at the 7th International Arabic Competitions, that teaching Arabic could help revive the rise of Islamic Ummah. It presents views of Omer Faruk Akman, a Turkish student from Beyoglu Imam Hatip High School, on the importance of learning the Arabic language.

The article discusses the Turkey court case of a Yazidi women and children, who were sold by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants. Topics discussed include key evidence in the case were not examined, participation of the Gaziantep Bar Association's application, translation of thousands of receipts in Arabic, and closing of the case by the court without an efficient judgment.

The article offers information on the Parliamentary debate by conservative lawmaker Anat Berko on no place such as Palestine as there is no letter P in Arabic language.

The article focuses on South Sudanese writer Stella Gaitano who writes short stories on experiences of the South Sudanese in Arabic language.

This article reports on the resignation of the principal of the New York City public school that is devoted to the study of Arabic language and culture. Debbie Almontaser resigned over criticism of her defense of the word "intifada" as a T-shirt slogan. Almontaser, a veteran teacher, apologized for her remarks, but advised Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein of her resignation. She didn't want the attention to focus on her and detract from the school.

This article reports on plans by the Khalil Gibran International Academy to establish an Arabic-language school in New York City. However, local parents and protestors have attempted to block the planned Brooklyn, New York, school from being built, causing Academy officials to consider a new location.