Millions of people across the Arab world use a strange mix of numbers and letters to communicate online — and most outsiders have no idea what they’re reading. Known as “Arabizi,” this system was born ...

Three nationalities, five languages and soon to be resident in a fourth country: Ismael Saibari, the star of Morocco's World Cup so far, is set to join Bayern Munich. But he has business to finish ...

CoProduction Salon founder Heba Korayem sets out why Arabic scripted drama is a $2 billion seasonal asset class with ...

A James Beard-nominated restaurateur finally brings his long-delayed Chinatown International District project to life.

This is the anguished voice of a British father who has allegedly faced torture inside a Dubai jail. Ryan Pepper, 27, claimed ...

Social media has become both a battleground and an opportunity. Traditional media often leaves citizens dependent on dominant ...

Giorgia Valente’s profile of Herut Davidson begins with a small act that has become surprisingly loaded: an Israeli Jewish woman speaking Arabic directly to Arab audiences online. Some viewers curse ...

Here's how this now-iconic moment from the historic Knicks' NBA playoffs win became New York City's favorite new rallying cry ...

Why global AI models still struggle with Arabic.. and how region-specific technology is turning accuracy into a ...

A Glider bus set on fire by protesters on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast as disorder flared during an anti-immigration demonstration (Picture: PA) The suspect in the Belfast knife attack that ...

The UAE Government is set to roll out a sweeping set of initiatives between 2026 and 2027, including a dedicated Arabic Language Law, as part of a comprehensive policy to enhance the role and status ...

English-speaking ChatGPT users were caught off guard after OpenAI’s chatbot started increasingly injecting Arabic words into its responses, as seen in viral social media posts. “It did it twice on my ...