A bit of background:
I have been developing apps for the past 2 years for Mac and iOS. I really like Objective-c and Cocoa/Cocoa-Touch framework. I did java and c++ before I started programing for iOS and now when I look at these languages i literally get a headache (The syntax mainly but also lack of classes provided by Cocoa framework). I think I have become too used to Objective-c [] syntax and the rich Cocoa-Framework (Things like NSDictionary, NSPredicate, NSString....)
Now:
I need to do some server side programming. I was wondering what's my best option. I certainly don't want to go with Java, but is there a language that is closely like Objective-C that I can use which has a framework like Cocoa with classes similar to NSString, NSDictionary and such...? or better yet, can I even use Objective-C itself in server side programming?
Edit: I took a look at python, and as far as syntax goes, i like it. But of course, that's just syntax, there's ALOT more to a language than just syntax...
Thanks.
I concur, try doing it in objective-c
But if you are looking for a similar language that also has rich wen development frameworks widely used, take a look at Ruby. 
The syntax is quite different but the object model is fairly similar and won't actually feel that far away. The framework Ruby on Rails is also a very rich one with a nice MVC approach and good documentation. 
But still, objective-c would be awesome.
Objective-c Server Side