MEMRITV

As a learning resource MEMRITV is one of the best for culture and language that I have found.

Pros
- updated regularly with authentic video
- profesionaly quality translations
- English transcripts available

Cons
- material has a political agenda
- no Arabic script
- sometimes the website is slow (popular videos are often posted on YouTube.

You can learn quite a bit from watching the videos. It's easy to appreciate the quality of their translations. Many are on current events and feature prominent figures in the Middle East. A significant amount are about the more negative aspects of Arab culture. For a balanced view on their political agenda see Wikipedia's article about that controversy.

It is always a good idea to know about the source of your information. Any political article in Asharq Alawsat has to be looked at with the understanding that it is a Saudi paper. The same can be said of Fox News and CNN.