Read more Arabic stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14488/arabic.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:19:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73444/death-is-not-imminent-for-hasan-despite-multiple-shots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSuspected 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 today. Meanwhile, the...http://www.newser.com/story/73444/death-is-not-imminent-for-hasan-despite-multiple-shots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 21:23:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72599/web-addresses-will-gain-international-flavor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn 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 Thailand...http://www.newser.com/story/72599/web-addresses-will-gain-international-flavor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 17:12:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68233/us-still-lacks-translators-in-vital-languages.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNearly 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 it," says...http://www.newser.com/story/68233/us-still-lacks-translators-in-vital-languages.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 14:03:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/42421/disney-takes-aim-at-family-friendly-mideast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDisney 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,...http://www.newser.com/story/42421/disney-takes-aim-at-family-friendly-mideast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Nov 2008 8:55:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34206/army-may-pay-150k-bonus-to-arabic-speakers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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...http://www.newser.com/story/34206/army-may-pay-150k-bonus-to-arabic-speakers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 Aug 2008 18:26:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/11988/mtv-launches-new-arabic-channel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHow 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 offending...http://www.newser.com/story/11988/mtv-launches-new-arabic-channel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 Nov 2007 11:45:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/11661/arabic-asian-languages-gaining-more-us-students.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican 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%...http://www.newser.com/story/11661/arabic-asian-languages-gaining-more-us-students.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Nov 2007 10:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/9115/businesses-line-up-for-asia-domain-rush.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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—.asia...http://www.newser.com/story/9115/businesses-line-up-for-asia-domain-rush.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Oct 2007 15:14:08 CDT