We have waited almost a decade for it. Finally, our favorite mother-daughter TV series is coming back to our screens on November 25. Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that we're talking about Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, the iconic show celebrating the chronicles of a precocious teenager, Rory, and her unconventional single mom, Lorelai, living in the picturesque town of Stars Hollow. The show and its characters were as much loved in the Middle East as they were internationally. But it was the relationship ...

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' Leonardo Rodrigues Pereira celebrates his 2nd goal against Al Ain during the AFC Champions League Final 1st Leg football match in Jeonju on November 19, 2016. Brazilian forward Leonardo hit a blistering second-half double as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors came from behind to beat Al Ain 2-1 and grab the initiative in the two-legged AFC Champions League final on November 19. YONHAP / AFP

President-elect Trump has announced political pundit and academic Walid Phares as his choice for Middle East advisor. Phares told Al Arabiya that he met Trump last December while he was pitching his consultancy services to five Republican presidential candidates, the Lebanese-born Maronite Christian has positioned himself as an expert on the threat of radical Islam. He’s a prolific writer with a bent towards Islamophobia, and a frequent guest on Fox News. Last August, the CATO Institute – a think tank dedicated to public policy research – decried then- candidate Trump ...

The Middle East is famous for its ancient civilizations, poetry , and exporting the three most powerful world religions. When it comes to athletics, however, it is not been able to compete with the great sporting nations of Jamaica, with its sprinters , or Brazil with its footballers. But times have changed, and Middle Eastern/North African countries won a brilliant 32 medals at the recent summer Olympics. Many in the region get very emotionally involved when it comes to sport - as the Egyptian Sport Minister, Khaled Abdel Aziz, found ...

Iraq's Amjed Attwan (L) is tackled by UAE's Khamis Esmaeel during the 2018 World Cup qualifying football match between Iraq and the United Arab Emirates at Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi on November 15, 2016. Karim Sahib / AFP

Over the years, global militant groups have done a good job of getting the public to associate their name with terrifying images of wars and explosions. But most of these groups picked a perfectly innocent Arabic word, then misappropriated it until the true meaning is lost to most people. Let’s call a spade a spade - why name your group “the students” when you really impose brutal treatment of women and religious minorities? Why not give yourselves a truly scary name? Here are the Arabic language’s most misunderstood words, explained.

Insha’allah, masha'allah, alhamdulillah - can an Arab ever open their mouth without bringing Allah into the conversation? But hold on there! Seems religiosity infuses all languages in equal measure. Consider the cultural influence of the Bible on the English language, specifically the King James Version, an edition written in common English, popular since its first printing in 1611, and still used extensively today. Arab speakers learning colloquial English phrases might be surprised to learn that their origins are found in Christian scripture. OMG, see how many you use on a ...

Lebanon's newly nominated premier, Saad Hariri (C-R), takes part in the 14th annual Beirut Marathon on November 13, 2016 in the Lebanese capital. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Love is blind and can sometimes lead us into passionate affairs in unchartered territory. Some of the most challenging unions can also be the most interesting and sometimes that means finding love outside of one’s community and culture. It is uncommon for Saudis to marry outside of the Kingdom, particularly Saudi women. The number of mixed marriages statistically remains very low. This is likely due to the number of hurdles the couple must go through in order to acquire governmental permission to marry, among other challenges. However, it appears that ...

It’s been a long two years (two years!) of campaigning for the US presidential election , and for better or worse, it all ends on Nov. 8. Along the way, the candidates have managed to offend just about everyone - from Muslims to Mexicans to women everywhere - but we in the Middle East have been cringing and rolling our eyes so much it’s possible they’ll get stuck that way. Here it is, the roundup of the worst foreign policy gaffes by US politicians during this election cycle.

AS Roma's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring during the Italian Serie A football match AS Roma vs Bologna at the Olympic stadium in Rome on November 6, 2016. VINCENZO PINTO / AFP