Manara – “Lighthouse” – aims to foster critical conversations on the Middle East and North Africa region through the voices of established and emerging specialists in politics, international relations ...

Since the dawn of time the Iraqi people have lived in an arid land where winds carry scorching heat and water is scarce. The Iraqis invented sophisticated irrigation systems, taming the waters of the ...

The Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7th is nearing its one-year anniversary. The ensuing war has thrown the region into turmoil and resulted in over 40,000 deaths so far, mostly Palestinians.

Bashar al-Assad is the infamous strongman of Syria who is enshrined in one of the most brutal civil wars in modern history. Taking leadership of the Syrian Baathists after his father’s and brother’s ...

“The Hamas-Israel War and its Regional Implications” is the first issue of Manara Magazine in 2024. As a dynamic online issue, published in Manara Magazine since the outbreak of the Hamas-Israel war ...

Manara Magazine’s forthcoming issue will highlight the ongoing policymaking challenges that countries most affected by climate change in the Middle East and North Africa face, as well as analyse case ...

It has been reported that failure to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement may cause irreversible damages, making the Earth utterly inhospitable for human beings in the long run. At the same ...

Following the election of Iran’s reformist and moderate candidate, Masud Pezeshkian, as the new president of Islamic Republic, a congratulatory message from Afghanistan under the leadership of the ...

Next month, Dubai’s Millennium Hotel will host the UAE-Russia Investment Forum[i], which speaks volumes about the evolving dynamics of Russian investments in the country. CEOs, investors, and industry ...

Following the last war between Hezbollah and Israel in 2006 that left 1,100 Lebanese and 160 Israelis dead, and thousands more injured, the border between Israel and Lebanon remained relatively calm ...

The 70% plunge in oil prices back in 2015 sent shockwaves through Middle Eastern economies and other major “black gold” producers, highlighting the urgent need for economic diversification. The crisis ...

The 9/11 attacks marked the apex of Osama bin Laden’s leadership[i], catapulting him to global infamy and solidifying his role as the symbolic leader of the jihadist movement. Bin Laden’s appeal to ...