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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 ...

The idea of a functioning, overarching federal structure replacing the British Trucial arrangement was, to say the least improbable in the history of the United Arab Emirates – the path to a federal ...

Climate Point 1. serves as a basic indicator for the direction climate change will take in the near- to long-term future.

Reform is needed to ensure that transgender people’s constitutional rights are not violated in countries in the MENA region.

Russia is emerging as an important and unexpected mediator in the ongoing war in Yemen, epitomising its resurgence in the Middle East. Yemen plays a crucial role in Moscow’s collective security plan, ...

There is no doubt that energy shortage and imbalance has become one of the main challenges of modern-day Iran.

While the “Axis of Resistance” is far from falling apart, Iran's loss of key allies and the collapse of Syria have exposed weaknesses in its influence.

Manara’s third issue of 2022, “Rapprochement and Realignment in the Middle East,” considers how a diplomatic deluge is reshaping regional politics in real time. Old rivalries between Sunni and Shia ...

Economic and trade relations, the defence industry and military training are the main aspects that comprise the relationship between Turkey and Bangladesh today.