Spoken and written in many countries around the world, particularly in the Middle East. Written from right to left, (opposite direction to English). Arabic letters are generally attached to one another and, depending on the letters they are connected to, their appearance can change.  Some typesetting issues: As documents in Arabic are mainly right justified, the formatting can sometimes change when transferred to a different computer or system. English graphic design programs cannot understand nor format Arabic fonts. Middle Eastern versions of the programs are required. In practice, Arabic typesetting is mostly inserted as .eps file within the English design file. Arabic reads from right to left, so the layout of English artwork usually needs to be amended prior to typesetting an Arabic translation. Space can be a problem: lines of Arabic text require greater line spacing and take up more vertical space than English text.