Challenges in english to arabic machine translation

In this paper I present the challenges faced by the researchers in English to Arabic machine translation and how it can be successfully confronted using recent techniques developed in machine translation. Machine Translation is the use of computers in translating text from one natural language to another. This paper gives an overview of the current research in machine translation and also an explanation of the multilevel transformation approach in machine translation and the evaluation of the current research in MT according to the multilevel approach. In this paper I also present the research that is taking place in English to Arabic Machine Translation (EAMT) and a general outline of direction for building a prototype for EAMT is given suggesting the best use of AI techniques such as knowledge representation.