Since terrorists from Arab countries attacked the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. government has been desperately seeking to hire Arabic speakers. But even now, more than 2½ years later, the ...

The death of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan, the president and founding father of the United Arab Emirates, overshadowed news of the U.S. election results in the Arab press. His passing on ...

Five weeks into their intensive introductory Arabic course, and the words seemed to flow with ease around the classroom at George Washington University, the 16 undergraduates chanting together. "Wahad ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

“Identity Formation in the Arab World,” Ohio State’s own Middle Eastern themed theater series, began its season Thursday afternoon. Iraqi puppeteer, Louay Assaf, premiered his play, “Identity,” at the ...

Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa says Arab leaders likely will hold their delayed summit next month, probably in Tunis. Host country Tunisia abruptly canceled the summit hours before its ...

Ten-year-old Christopher Gobrial can speak in perfect English about being a deacon at his church, how his little sister lost her two front teeth and why he likes his fourth-grade teacher at Hollifield ...

CAMP PENDLETON — When U.S. Marines went into Iraq last year they were armed with plastic cards printed with important Arabic phrases needed in the fight to topple Saddam Hussein. Now the Marines are ...

Banks in Arab countries enjoyed much better results in 2003, especially during the second half. In 2002 earnings fell on the back of weakness in global investment markets, tight margins, and higher ...

During the summer of 2002, Women’s eNews learned that, while most of our readers were based in North America and Western Europe, a surprisingly high number were based in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other ...