The World Arabic Language Day was marked in Accra on Wednesday to highlight the significance of the language, and it its contribution to humanity.
The Embassy of the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the University of Ghana, Department of African and Asian Languages organised the forum to mark the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of Arabic as one of the six languages of the United Nations.
It was on the theme "Arabic-the Language of Poetry and Arts" and was attended by some members of the diplomatic corps, academia, Arabic scholars and students of Arabic.
In 1973 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted Arabic, which is spoken daily by estimated 400 million across the globe, and set aside December 18 to pay tribute to the poetic and artistic brilliance of the Arabic language. Addressing the forum, the Deputy Ambassador of the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Ghana, Mohammad Alaleigh, expressed appreciation to the Arabic Language Department of the University of Ghana for their efforts to spread the Arabic language.
