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NEWS ABOUT: Arabic

Arabic stories: 8 news summaries
FORT HOOD SHOOTING

'Death Is Not Imminent' for Hasan Despite Multiple Shots

Plus, a report that he was yelling in Arabic

Nov 5, 09 9:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Suspected Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan isn’t mortally wounded despite taking at least four bullets, military officials say tonight. “I would say his death is not imminent,” notes a spokesman at the Texas military base where the Army psychiatrist killed 12 and injured 31 earlier... More »

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Arabic • psychiatrist • Iraq war • liberal media • conservative media • American soldiers • Fort Hood shooting • Nidal Malik Hasan

Web Addresses Will Gain International Flavor

Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew domains, among others, will have support by 2010: ICANN

Oct 26, 09 5:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the biggest change ever to the system, Web domains will soon be available in the native scripts of Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew, and other non-Latin-based languages. A proposal expected to be approved this week means “Internationalized Domain Names” could be up and running as soon as mid-2010. China and... More »

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China • Internet • Thailand • globalization • domain names • Chinese • Arabic • Internet domains • ICANN • World Wide Web • web domain • Hebrew • communications

US Still Lacks Translators in Vital Languages

Intelligence, military officials often unable to read texts, emails

Aug 31, 09 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly eight years have passed since 9/11, but national security agencies remain disturbingly low on translators for crucial dialects, the Washington Times reports. In Afghanistan and Pakistan, al-Qaeda and Taliban operatives email and text-message each other freely in languages the CIA largely ignored before 2001. "I can't explain... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • national security • War on Terror • CIA • Pakistan • Pashtun • translation • Arabic • Urdu • intelligence agencies • Dari • translator

Disney Takes Aim at
Family-Friendly Mideast

Company seeks to tap into Arabic appetite for family-friendly films

Nov 12, 08 8:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Disney has decided it's a big world after all, the Financial Times reports. The company is making its first Arabic-language movie, aiming to tap into demand for family-friendly fare in the Middle East. The Last Storyteller will be produced somewhere in the Middle East and distributed in Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon,... More »

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Middle East • Disney • Walt Disney • Arabic • Arab • animated movie • Disney Studios

Army May Pay $150K Bonus to Arabic Speakers

It considers hefty retention incentive
to keep translators

Aug 5, 08 6:26 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Iraq • US Army • translation • Arabic

MTV Launches New Arabic Channel

Music videos and Arab rap try to woo a huge under-30 audience

Nov 18, 07 11:45 AM CST
(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... More »

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music • MTV • Dubai • youth • Arabic • MTV Arabia • Pimp My Ride

Arabic, Asian Languages Gaining More US Students

Arabic enrollments grew 126.5% from 2002 to 2006

Nov 14, 07 10:00 AM CST
(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%... More »

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language • Chinese • Koreans • Spanish • Arabic • Modern Language Association

Businesses Line Up for .Asia Domain Rush

Governments also get first dibs on coveted new address suffix

Oct 9, 07 3:14 PM CDT
(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—... More »

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

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