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Proudly, he said the arak, an aniseed based spirit popular across the Middle East, came from the Assad family's home town in the hills behind the port of Latakia.
From BBC β Dec. 19, 2024
"When the quality of arak went down, people deserted it," he said.
From Reuters β Dec. 18, 2022
A McDonald’s stands in place of Faisal Restaurant, where Arab leftists once huddled over glasses of arak liquor and dishes of appetizers.
From Seattle Times β Feb. 12, 2022
The first anise spirit, made as early as the 12th century, arak is based on a neutral alcohol made from grapes, and is the classic beverage of the Levant, or the eastern Mediterranean region.
From Salon β Jan. 2, 2022
The tree most frequent is the tholukh; but there is also another common tree, called the arak.
From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by James Richardson
