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Arabic mandatory at city public school

Wed, 23 May 2012 21:58:02 -0700
An upper Manhattan public elementary school will be the first in the city to require that students study Arabic, officials said yesterday. Beginning next semester, all 200 second- through fifth-graders at PS 368 in Hamilton Heights will be taught the language twice a week for 45 minutes — putting it on...
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WATER, A RESOURCE THAT IS CRUCIAL FOR SURVIVAL

Tue, 22 May 2012 02:58:27 -0700
This is the first of two articles on the importance of water as a basichuman need. KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- In ''Sahara,'' a film set in World War II, acompany of German soldiers battle a small group of Allied troops for the controlof a ''wadi'' in the Sahara desert. ''Wadi'' is an Arabic term that traditionally refers to a valley. It alsorefers to an intermittent stream or dry riverbed ...
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Marmion grad experiences different cultures

Wed, 23 May 2012 03:30:00 -0700
NORTH AURORA – When Marmion Academy graduate Joe Romanos is at home, it’s not uncommon for him to speak English, Arabic and French in the same conversation.
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RPost Selected as Official Cloud Messaging Platform of Saudi Post

Mon, 21 May 2012 22:00:00 -0700
LOS ANGELES, CA and GENEVA-- - [World Mail Convention] - RPost and Saudi Post announce at the World Mail Awards in Geneva, that Saudi Post, one of the top government-owned technology pioneers in the Kingdom ...
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His name also crude Arabic slang

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:56:37 -0700
France's new Socialist government is already causing ripples throughout a Europe struggling to balance government budgets without making ordinary people's lives miserable, but it has created a completely different problem in the Middle East.
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Literary Prize Honors Works Celebrating Arabic Culture in English

Mon, 07 May 2012 06:00:00 -0700
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sheikh Zayed Book Award, one of the world's most prestigious and well-funded prizes, has announced the introduction of a new category intended ...
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Sky Launches Arabic TV News Network

Sun, 06 May 2012 02:13:48 -0700
Sky is expanding into the Middle East and North Africa with a new TV network.
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English speakers celebrate skills

Wed, 23 May 2012 21:23:22 -0700
A tray of hummus was wrapped in a big red, white, and blue (with stars) ribbon. Arabic dance tunes were followed by "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "Hail to the Chief." Conversations in English occasionally detoured into Arabic or Chinese.
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Game Change Rio: Ruin the World or Save our Planet?

Tue, 15 May 2012 04:06:00 -0700
WASHINGTON D.C., ZURICH, and FRANKFURT, Germany, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --A game with a difference is being launched this week: Players can ruin the world or save our planet by opting for choices based ...
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Al Bilad Customers In Saudi Arabia Receive New Banking Cards Instantly with Gemalto's Solution

Tue, 15 May 2012 22:00:00 -0700
ABU DHABI, Saudi Arabia--(BUSINESSWIRE)-- Regulatory News: Cards & Digital ID World Middle East Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that Al Bilad Bank, ...
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