Reading an Arabic newspaper, a book, or academic prose fluently, whether digital or in print, remains challenging for many native speakers, let alone learners of Arabic as a foreign language. The ...
NEOM is being resized, not abandoned, as lower oil prices squeeze Saudi Arabia’s fiscal room. Riyadh is forced to reassess timelines and scale across its giga-projects despite Vision 2030 remaining ...
Algerian history, colonialism and an Oedipal relationship play key roles in Malek Bensmaïl's fiction debut with Palestinian 'Succession' star Hiam Abbass, which world premiered at IFFR. By Georg ...
The long-simmering rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that erupted across southern Yemen in recent weeks has led to a dramatic shift in the regional balance of power — and ...
Amazon and the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre have launched a dedicated Digital Arabic Library storefront featuring thousands of celebrated authors and publishers. It includes an expanding ...
DUBAI, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Four Arab states conducted intense diplomacy with the United States and Iran this week to prevent a threatened U.S. attack on Iran over Tehran's use of force against ...
Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute (TII) has unveiled Falcon-H1 Arabic, a large language model that establishes itself as the world’s leading Arabic artificial intelligence (AI) system, ...
As Saudi Arabia accelerates its economic diversification under Vision 2030, the mining sector is emerging as a cornerstone of the Kingdom's new growth model. Saudi Arabia's commitment to expanding its ...
WASHINGTON — Israeli and Arab officials have told the Trump administration in recent days that they believe the Iranian regime may not yet be weakened to the point where U.S. military strikes would be ...
THE LAST time Iran was convulsed by nationwide protests, in 2022, the Arab world was transfixed. The Islamic Republic had spent decades building a network of powerful allies that came to dominate the ...
Saudi Arabia has publicly accused the United Arab Emirates – a fellow Gulf Arab state and former partner in the Yemen war – of undermining its national security, an unusually blunt charge that exposes ...
Saudi Arabia is now gradually allowing tightly controlled alcohol sales to non-Muslim diplomats and higher-earning expatriates. The nation plans to extend limited access to alcohol to select tourist ...