Although there are references to Arabs in ancient Assyrian and Babylonian inscriptions, which use the names Aribi or Arabu to identify the nomadic people living in northern Arabia, today the term identifies the Arabic-speaking peoples who inhabit the...

The araB gene promoter is a bacterial promoter, activated by e L-arabinose...

Arab countries should forge closer military and security ties, including nuclear cooperation, according to a document to be discussed at this week's Arab summit here.It was not immediately clear whether the proposal drawn up by Egypt aims at establishing a formal military pact for the...

The Israeli government on Sunday approved the appointment of the country's first Muslim Cabinet member, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office said.The appointment of Raleb Majadele as a minister without portfolio is expected to go before parliament for final confirmation on Monday.Majadele, a parliamentary backbencher, says...

Israel's Holocaust memorial launched an Arabic version of its Web site Thursday, including vivid photos of Nazi atrocities and video of survivors' testimony, to combat Holocaust denial in the Arab and Muslim world.Among those featured on the Yad Vashem site is Dina Beitler, a survivor...

The Egyptian and Jordanian foreign ministers met Israeli leaders Wednesday to discuss an Arab League peace plan, originally presented in 2002 and recently revived. Here are the main points and Israel's responses:_ Arab League: Israel must withdraw from all the territories it captured in the...

Discusses the rise of Arab civilization from 750. Examines how these early arabs spread their culture through language and warfare.