Current affairs in Arabic
72 useful Arabic words for Current affairs. Tap the speaker icon to hear any word.
News media in Arabic
| Arabic | Meaning |
|---|---|
| إعلام | media |
| مراسل | correspondent |
| نشرة أخبار | news bulletin |
| عنوان رئيسي | headline |
| خبر عاجل | breaking news |
| وكالة أنباء | news agency |
| مقال رأي | opinion piece |
| مصادر مطلعة | informed sources |
| رقابة | censorship |
| حرية الصحافة | press freedom |
| افتتاحية | editorial |
| مؤتمر صحفي | press conference |
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Politics in Arabic
| Arabic | Meaning |
|---|---|
| رئيس وزراء | prime minister |
| ائتلاف | coalition |
| معارضة | opposition |
| استقالة | resignation |
| قمة | summit |
| مفاوضات | negotiations |
| سفير | ambassador |
| بيان رسمي | official statement |
| ناطق رسمي | spokesperson |
| حملة انتخابية | election campaign |
| وزير خارجية | foreign minister |
| دبلوماسية | diplomacy |
Global issues in Arabic
| Arabic | Meaning |
|---|---|
| مخيم لاجئين | refugee camp |
| نزوح | displacement |
| مجاعة | famine |
| نزاع مسلح | armed conflict |
| حقوق الإنسان | human rights |
| إرهاب | terrorism |
| أمن غذائي | food security |
| هجرة غير شرعية | illegal immigration |
| كارثة إنسانية | humanitarian disaster |
| مساعدات إنسانية | humanitarian aid |
| عدم المساواة | inequality |
| وقف إطلاق النار | ceasefire |
Economic news in Arabic
| Arabic | Meaning |
|---|---|
| انتعاش | recovery |
| غلاء المعيشة | cost of living |
| دعم حكومي | government subsidy |
| موازنة عامة | state budget |
| خصخصة | privatization |
| إفلاس | bankruptcy |
| تسريح العمال | layoffs |
| دَين عام | public debt |
| أسعار النفط | oil prices |
| بنك مركزي | central bank |
| استثمار أجنبي | foreign investment |
| عقوبات اقتصادية | economic sanctions |
Social movements in Arabic
| Arabic | Meaning |
|---|---|
| احتجاج | protest |
| مظاهرة | demonstration |
| إضراب | strike |
| اعتصام | sit-in |
| ناشط | activist |
| حركة اجتماعية | social movement |
| مطالب | demands |
| عريضة | petition |
| شعار | slogan |
| قمع | repression |
| عصيان مدني | civil disobedience |
| حراك شعبي | grassroots movement |
Debate in Arabic
| Arabic | Meaning |
|---|---|
| مناظرة | debate |
| حجة | argument |
| وجهة نظر | point of view |
| رأي عام | public opinion |
| جدل | controversy |
| مثير للجدل | controversial |
| إجماع | consensus |
| تنازل | concession |
| أيّد | to support |
| عارض | to oppose |
| برهن على | to prove |
| دحض | to refute |
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