U.S. State Dept. Now Tweeting in Arabic
US News • February 2011 • Views: 333
The U.S. State Department has launched a Twitter feed in Arabic. Using the handle @USAbilAraby, meaning “USA in Arabic,” it is intended to communicate with the Arab world.
“We are the Office of Communication Media of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of America, we support the formal interface with the U.S. and Arab media,” reads the description on the account, as translated via Google Translate.