{"id":1988,"date":"2026-10-07T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watchrussia.com\/en\/?p=1988"},"modified":"2026-10-07T08:08:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:08:41","slug":"watch-russia-in-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchrussia.com\/en\/the_agenda\/project_news\/watch-russia-in-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Russia is now available in Arabic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch Russia tells the story of Russia through its people, places and the things created here. Through its culture and land, entrepreneurs and artists, cities and routes, design, hospitality and the initiatives that are transforming their surroundings. Now this conversation continues in Arabic as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Arabic edition of Watch Russia is neither a separate project nor a special selection of material about Russian-Arab relations. It is a fully fledged part of the publication, with the same core sections, protagonists, stories, places and themes that shape our editorial portrait of contemporary Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet a new language inevitably shifts one\u2019s perspective. Which places in Russia hold particular appeal for visitors from the Middle East? What catches them off guard? Where do our cultural codes intersect? What opportunities are opening up for tourism, business, education and cultural exchange? These questions have already become part of Watch Russia\u2019s editorial agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe growing interest in Russia from the Gulf states has been an important impetus for us, but the Arabic edition of Watch Russia is far more than a response to tourist demand. Russian-Arab relations have today reached a new level of strategic trust, and we want to help tourists, entrepreneurs, investors, and cultural and educational institutions understand one another better. Our aim is to show an Arabic audience contemporary Russia while simultaneously creating a space for dialogue between Russian projects and the Arab world,\u201d says Natalia Shastik, editor-in-chief of Watch Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first step was the <a href=\"https:\/\/watchrussia.com\/en\/the_agenda\/project_news\/watch-russia-for-the-first-time-in-arabic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russian-Arabic print edition<\/a>, presented in the summer of 2026. In it, we discussed the new architecture of relations between Russia and the Arab world, travel, hospitality, medical tourism, art and how two cultures are coming to know one another. 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