diff --git a/distro/configuration/globalproperties/i18n-core_demo.xml b/distro/configuration/globalproperties/i18n-core_demo.xml
index d5c39dbe8..c730a6144 100644
--- a/distro/configuration/globalproperties/i18n-core_demo.xml
+++ b/distro/configuration/globalproperties/i18n-core_demo.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <globalProperties>
         <globalProperty>
             <property>locale.allowed.list</property>
-            <value>en, en_GB, es, fr, he, km</value>
+            <value>en, en_GB, es, fr, he, km, ar</value>
         </globalProperty>
     </globalProperties>
 </config>