Intermediate Arabic News
Develop your Modern Standard Arabic with free news lessons based on real current events. Published daily for approximately B1 to B2 learners, Intermediate lessons offer more detailed reporting, broader vocabulary, and more varied sentence structures—along with full tashkeel, slow Arabic audio, a natural English translation, and useful vocabulary in context.
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رِوَايَةُ «الْمُنْصَرِمُونَ» التُّونِسِيَّةُ تَفُوزُ بِجَائِزَةِ خَالِدِ خَلِيفَةَ
Tunisian writer Imad Ali Qeida has won the 2026 Khaled Khalifa Novel Award for his first unpublished novel, “Al-Munsarimun.” The novel links nineteenth-century Tunisia with life after the revolution in Nabeul.
مَجْلِسُ النُّوَّابِ الْأَمْرِيكِيُّ يُقِرُّ حُزْمَةَ عُقُوبَاتٍ جَدِيدَةً عَلَى رُوسِيَا
The U.S. House approved a new package of sanctions targeting Russian officials, banks, energy, defense, and oil tankers. The bill now awaits President Donald Trump’s signature and includes possible tariffs on major buyers of Russian energy.
شَرَاكَةٌ جَدِيدَةٌ تُؤَسِّسُ مَعْهَدًا لِلذَّكَاءِ الِاصْطِنَاعِيِّ فِي بَيْرُوتَ
The American University of Beirut and CMA CGM have established a $10 million partnership for a new artificial intelligence and data science institute. Its research will include logistics, forecasting, automation, and sustainable operations.
السُّلُطَاتُ الأُرْدُنِّيَّةُ تُسَيْطِرُ عَلَى تَسَرُّبِ غازِ الأَمُونْيَا فِي العَقَبَةِ
Jordanian authorities contained a limited ammonia gas leak at Aqaba Industrial Complex on September 14, 2026. Officials reported 14 injuries, mostly minor or moderate, and said air tests found no pollution.
فَرِيقُ الْإِنْقَاذِ الْإِمَارَاتِيُّ يَعْثُرُ عَلَى عَشَرَةِ أَشْخَاصٍ مَفْقُودِينَ فِي نِيبَالَ
A UAE search-and-rescue team found ten people reported missing after floods in Nepal, raising its total to eighteen. Drones, aerial images, and three-dimensional maps are helping the team search difficult areas alongside Nepalese rescue workers.
وُصُولُ قُوَّاتِ الْحُوثِيِّينَ إِلَى بَابِ الْمَنْدَبِ وَازْدِيادُ النُّزُوحِ فِي الْيَمَنِ
Reports said Houthi forces reached areas near Yemen’s Bab al-Mandeb Strait on September 11. The International Organization for Migration also reported that at least 46,000 people had been displaced by renewed fighting.
اَلنَّصْرُ يُعَادِلُ رَقْمَ رِيفَرْ بْلَيْتَ فِي اَلتَّسْجِيلِ اَلْمُتَتَالِي
Al-Nassr beat Abha 2–1 and reached 93 consecutive Saudi Pro League matches with a goal. The club equalled River Plate’s league-scoring record and can take it outright in its next league match.
يُوسُفُ الشَّابِّيُّ يَنالُ دَعْمَيْنِ لِفِيلْمِهِ «بَلاء» فِي فِينيسْيا
Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi’s feature-film project Plague received support for colour correction and digital-cinema production at Final Cut in Venice. The assistance will help the Tunisian co-production move closer to release.
حِزْبُ الْبَدِيلِ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَلْمَانْيَا يَفُوزُ فِي سَاكْسُونْيَا-آنْهَالْتَ
Alternative for Germany won 43.8 percent of votes in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election and became the largest party in the parliament. It remains three seats short of an absolute majority, while talks over a new state government are uncertain.