Tess Vigeland: This weekend on the shores of the Dead Sea, the kingdom of Jordan is hosting an economic forum to drum up new business opportunities. With a nearly six percent growth rate last year, ...

Local residents are invited to enroll in Arabic 101 this spring at the Davis Art Center. Razzan Zahra will teach a class from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays, April 7 through May 5, at the Art Center, 1919 F St.

Interest in learning Arabic has soared since Sept. 11, says a Mideast specialist at Emory University, where enrollment in Arabic 101 has doubled, compared to the previous seven years. Mahmoud Al-Batal ...