Tarjameh opens branch in QatarTarjameh, a specialist in translation and linguistic services (tarjameh.com), has opened its new branch in Doha, less than six months after inaugurating its Riyadh office. The company, which employs more than 1,000 full and part-t More… |
New apps give users a world of languagesNew apps are aiming to make traveling in a foreign country easier by putting translation tools in tourists' pockets, makers of the devices said. A set of free apps for More… |
Zain offers cricket alerts in 3 languagesZain Bahrain, a leading telecom service provider, has introduced an SMS cricket service in Urdu, Hindi and English to enable fans from the subcontinent to get the latest information on the go. Called Cricket Service the service allows cust More… |
Google launches new health information initiativeGoogle.org, the philanthropic wing of Google, has introduced pilots for its new initiative called Health Speaks which aims to increase the amount of high-quality health information online in local languages. The initiative encourages commu More… |
Islamic TV launches 4 new language servicesEgypt's al-Azhar's satellite channel that seeks to promote moderate Islam launched four language services to extend its reach to millions of Muslims worldwide, its designers said. Al-Azhar, one of the oldest seats of Sunni Islamic learning More… |
Experts call for higher spending on educationLimited facilities for learning foreign languages, low spending on education and lack of quality control mechanisms were the focus of discussion at a session on 'Improving Education in the Arab World' at the Knowledge Conference in Dubai. More… |