English is studied as a second language in the United Arab Emirates. Many of them know English fluently. The same goes in most of the Middle Eastern countries and Arabian Gulf in general, many know English quite well indeed.
Arabic has around 280 million native speakers, and an extra 250 million non-native speakers.
Sami Yusuf is known to speak English and Persian fluently. He also has a basic understanding of Arabic.
As many as there are English speakers trying to speak a foreign language...
About 6,955,315 people which represents 4.9% of the population speak English in Russia.
Shakira can speak fluent Portuguese, English and Spanish and understands Italian, Arabic and French. She can overall speak six languages.
It depends entirely on the person. Most people find Hebrew easier, and some find Arabic easier.The only clear statement that can be made is that Hebrew is easier to pronounce, if the learner speaks a European language such as English. Hebrew only has a few sounds not found in English, while Arabic has many non-European sounds.
Osama bin Laden was known to speak Arabic, as it was his native language. Additionally, he likely had some understanding of English, as many of his communications were in that language.
It depends on how you define "Arabic". If you are referring exclusively to Modern Standard Arabic (Fus-ha), the official Arabic language, there are probably fewer than 10 million native speakers. Most people who speak MSA have learnt it as a second language. If you define "Arabic" as any of the Arabic dialects (some of which are not mutually intelligible), then you have roughly 290-300 million native speakers of Arabic.
English is blessed with many "registers," that is levels of correctness. At the top is the literary, Saxon dialect called Standard English. Many people speak this dialect at home, but many more do not. Standard English speakers are likely to complain when popular non-Standard forms are presented as correct.
Hebrew (among Jewish Israelis), Arabic (among Arab Israelis and Palestinians), Yiddish (in Hasidic Communities), and English (for tourists). Note that most Arabic-speakers also understand and use Hebrew in earning a livelihood among other Israelis.In Jerusalem, many languages can be heard. From most to least common, there are: Hebrew, Palestinian/Jordanian Arabic, English, Yiddish, Russian, French, foreign Arabic dialects, Spanish, etc.The residents of Jerusalem speak many languages. Some of them are: Hebrew, Arabic, English, Yiddish, French and Spanish. Being a center for new immigrants, you can probably find speakers of many other languages in Jerusalem.Hebrew is the primary language. Arabic is spoken by the large muslim minority, and English is the most common foreign language spoken in Jerusalem.mainly Hebrew, but there is a fair amount of Arabic spoken too
The native language of Saudi Arabia is Arabic. However, many schools teach English and it has become the standard language that is taught in favor of Arabic.
French, English, Italian and I think arabic too, but I am not sure.