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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chinese researchers have released the world’s first open-source text-to-speech (TTS) model that unifies more than 20 Arabic dialects in an AI framework, a move poised to expand China’s technological ...

Saudi Arabia’s new National Policy for strengthens the Arabic language / image: file Saudi Arabia has officially launched a historic "National Policy for the Arabic Language," marking a major shift in ...

Strip the types and hotwire the HTML—and triple check your package security while you are at it. JavaScript in 2026 is just getting started. I am loath to inform you that the first month of 2026 has ...

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs is offering free Arabic-language learning through its online platforms (website and mobile app), providing structured courses for learners in ...