Oman Observer

30 students join Arabic course

MANAH: The Sultan Qaboos Institute for Teaching Arabic to non-Native Speakers in the Wilayat of Manah, Governorate of Al ...

Arab World Faces ‘Profound’ Economic Crisis From Iran War, U.N. Agency Warns

An economic simulation warned that the region’s economy could lose more than $190 billion in just one month, and that Gulf ...
The American University in Cairo

Talking Translation at Tahrir Square

Under the shade of the AUC Tahrir Square gardens, students from Sudan, Egypt, the United Kingdom and beyond shared proverbs in their native languages. The exercise brought together undergraduates from ...
The National

'Ishtiaq': The Arabic word for longing goes beyond just saying 'I miss you'

The Arabic word ishtiaq means longing or yearning for someone or something that is not present. It stems from the root letters shin, waw and qaf, which form a group of related words that are at times ...

From ‘kagaz’ to ‘naan’: How Persian became the ‘English of the era’ and wove itself into India’s cultural DNA

Persian has deeply influenced India’s language and literature for centuries, and everyday speech, shaping administration, ...
ZAWYA

Phoenix Venture Partners leads $2.5M Pre Series A Investment in GAGA Inc.

Phoenix Venture Partners Ltd. (“PVP”) is a venture capital firm headquartered in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and ...
Wamda

Saudi edtech GAGA secures $2.5 million in pre-Series A round

Saudi-based edtech startup GAGA has raised $2.5 million in a pre-Series A round led by Phoenix Venture Partners, bringing its ...