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  • August 2008

    • Army May Pay $150K Bonus to Arabic Speakers

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Aug 5, 08 6:26 PM CDT

      Army May Pay $150K Bonus to Arabic Speakers

      (Newser) - The Army may pay $150,000 to US soldiers who speak Arabic if they agree to stay in the service, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The Army also is ramping up its program to recruit and train Arabic speakers, both in the US and abroad. If the retention bonus is approved, it would put Arabic-speaking soldiers and translators on par with members of the Army's elite Special Forces. More »

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      Iraq  • Army  • translation  • Arabic

  • November 2007

    • MTV Launches New Arabic Channel

      BBC  |  Nov 18, 07 11:45 AM CST

      MTV Launches New Arabic Channel

      (Newser) - How do you say "pimp my ride" in Arabic? Fans will find out when they tune in to MTV Arabia, a new channel launched yesterday in Dubai. The youth brand hopes to deliver its sassy programs to an Arab world, where two-thirds of the population is under 30, without offending the culture, reports BBC. More »

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      music  • MTV  • Dubai  • youth  • Arabic

    • Arabic, Asian Languages Gaining More US Students

      San Jose Mercury News  |  Nov 14, 07 10:00 AM CST

      Arabic, Asian Languages Gaining More US Students

      (Newser) - American students are studying Arabic and Asian languages more than ever before, according to a Modern Language Association survey. Spanish has been the most studied language since 1995, still with more than 50% of students, but Arabic is fastest-growing, jumping 126.5% from 2002 to 2006—making up 1.5% of all language enrollments. Overall, modern language study was up 13%. More »

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      language  • Chinese  • Spanish  • Arabic  • Koreans

  • October 2007

    • Businesses Line Up for .Asia Domain Rush

      BBC  |  Oct 9, 07 3:14 PM CDT

      Businesses Line Up for .Asia Domain Rush

      (Newser) - The regional internet domain .asia has opened for registration; businesses and governments will get first crack at trademarked and other protected names. The public will come rushing in to scoop up what’s left of the suffix in February 2008. The second regional domain—.eu began selling in April 2006—.asia will go live next March, and will likely be followed by Latin American and African counterrparts, the BBC reports. More »

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      Internet  • Africa  • Latin America  • Internet domains  • Arabic  • Japanese  • Hindi

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