This week’s edition · week of 19 October 2026
Scientific curiosity
Chemists, engineers and researchers, from refugee camps to the world's laboratories.
Face of the week · from 19 October
Omar Yaghi
Born to refugees in a one-room home in Amman, he went on to win the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Also this week
Science & Techb. 1933Ali H. Nayfeh
Master of Nonlinear Dynamics
Shuwaikah, Palestine
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Science & Techb. 1969Aseel Anabtawi
Trailblazer in Space Exploration
Tulkarm, Palestine
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Science & Techb. 1992Bayan Khalaf
Innovator in water purification
Saudi Arabia
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Science & Techb. 1961Issa Batarseh
Innovator in Solar Energy
Amman, Jordan
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