Iran further extended an order closing its airspace to commercial aircraft without explanation as tensions remained high with ...

Activists say the satellite internet provider Starlink now offers free service in Iran. Mehdi Yahyanejad, a Los Angeles-based ...

Aryna Sabalenka has held off Madison Keys in straight sets at the Brisbane International, flipping the outcome of last year's ...

Nick Kyrgios says he’s not fit enough to play singles at the Australian Open but will compete in doubles with his good mate ...

Protests over Iran's struggling economy have spread into rural areas, with at least three people killed. Authorities reported the fatalities on Wednesday and Thursday in cities home to Iran’s Lur ...

Relentless rain had the final say in Al Rayyan as the Arab Cup third-place playoff between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates was abandoned before the second half could restart. Waterlogged ...

Arabic is one of the world’s most widely spoken languages with at least 400 million speakers, including 200 million native speakers and 200 million to 250 million non-native speakers. Modern Standard ...

Riot police force protestors back across the Kasr Al Nile Bridge as they attempt to get into Tahrir Square on January 28, 2011 in downtown Cairo, Egypt. [Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images] Exactly 15 ...

From the late 1800s through the 1950s, Boston was home to Little Syria, an Arab enclave in what is now Chinatown and the South End. Immigrants from Lebanon and Syria lived side by side with other new ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sindiswa Mabunda covers the sports landscape in Africa. Nov 30, 2025, 11:38am EST AL KHOR, QATAR - DECEMBER 18: Players of Algeria ...

Posts circulating on social media claim Mamdani is expected to introduce new rules when he becomes New York Mayor in 2026 that will require all public elementary schools in the state to learn Arabic ...

In mid-November 2025, a rumor spread on X that New York City's Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would be introducing "Arabic numerals" to schools in the city. One post from the account of the prediction ...