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FILE PHOTO: A Ukrainian national flag flies in front of the Government building in central Kiev, Ukraine, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

Hungry, Ukraine Foreign Ministers Clash over Kiev Banning Teaching Minority Languages

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 12, 2017 | World

Foreign ministers of both Hungary and Ukraine had a political spat Kiev’s new law banning teaching in minority languages. The language issue has driven relations between Ukraine and Hungary to their lowest point since Kiev won independence with the Soviet Union’s 1991...

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The new Google logo is seen at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. Photo: Reuters

Google’s Instant Translation Headsets are Likely Anomalous

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 10, 2017 | Technology

London, Asharq Al-Awsat — In light of having different accents and vocabularies in the same language, the Guardian newspaper concluded that the new Google in-ear translation headsets may not be a useful gadget. A few months ago, Google has invented new set of...

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Syrian refugee Hadi Bakkou teaches Arabic in Rio de Janeiro. (AFP)

Syrian Refugee Teaches Arabic Language to Brazilians

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 2, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Rio de Janeiro, London – Hadi Bakkou escaped Aleppo in 2014 for fear he would be forced to serve in Syrian regime forces fighting for control of the city. He had to abandon his family and his economic studies. Three years later, the young refugee started to work...

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A general view of the upper parliament chamber is pictured in Algiers, Algeria [REUTERS]

Debate in Algeria over Adopting French for Sciences

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 30, 2016 | Middle East

Algeria – Debates are heating up within the Algerian educational and political circles after Minister of Education Nouria Benghebrit suggested that teaching in French could improve students’ results. Benghebrit said that a field study done by experts in pedagogy...