Media Arabic : An Essential Vocabulary

A short dictionary of the most useful words and phrases used in contemporary media Arabic What is the Arabic term for the UN?

What phrase would be used to describe 'peace-keeping forces' or 'economic sanctions' in the Arab media?

This short, accessible vocabulary of Media Arabic provides learners with ready-made lists of strictly relevant vocabulary, giving them key terms for translating both from and into Arabic.

Suitable for students, journalists, diplomats and military personnel working in the Middle East it will - in contrast with traditional Arabic dictionaries - encourage the user to deal with journalistic terms and coinages used to express modern concepts such as 'multi-culturalism' or 'anti-aircraft missile'.

The book is divided into the following sections: General Politics Elections Military Economics Trade and Industry Law and Order Disaster and Aid