Arab articles

  • Arab Leaders gather in Bahrain for Gaza summit

    Foreign media have reported on a summit of Arab leaders in Bahrain, stating that the aim was to review these countries’ stance on the ongoing Israeli attacks in Gaza. According to Voice of America, Arab leaders—mainly members of the Arab League—gathered on Thursday, May 16, in Bahrain’s capital to participate in a meeting focused on […]
  • Illuminating Achievements: Arab Physicists Shaping the World of Light

    The study of light has led to promising alternative energy sources and lifesaving medical advances in diagnostics technology and treatments. These transformative technologies were developed through centuries of fundamental research on the properties of light, including pioneering work such as Ibn Al-Haytham’s seminal Kitab al-Manazir (Book of Optics), published in 1015. As the world celebrates the International Day of Light on 16 May, various Arab physicists have left an indelible mark on the...
  • Arabic Flavour, Aberystwyth: ‘Food that tells a story’ – restaurant review

    Ghofran Hamza is on a solo mission to bring glorious Syrian cuisine to lucky mid-WalesArabic Flavour, 4 Northgate Street, Aberystwyth SY23 2JS (01970 228 078). Starters and meze £4.75-£8.25, mains £14.50-£18.95, desserts £2.95-£7.75, wines from £21Occasionally, during the wait for our starters at Arabic Flavour, one of us would pop off to the loo; a moment of magical thinking perhaps, in which a sudden absence from the table could somehow make the food arrive. They would stop by the kitchen door...