As Syria surfaces from the wreckage of conflict, its future rests on how the new leadership crosses a minefield of internal and external pressures. The choices made now will shape not only the country ...

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 ...

The changing political dynamics in Syria mark a significant turning point in the course of the Syrian civil war, also bringing about a reshaping of the Middle East’s geopolitical landscape. The ouster ...

In 1973 amid stalled Arab-Israeli negotiations, former Israeli foreign minister Abba Eban quipped that “the Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” While this was a somewhat ...

Saudi Arabia has officially been named[i] the host nation of the 2034 FIFA World Cup, becoming the second Gulf state to hold football’s most prestigious tournament after Qatar in 2022. This ...

The 8 December capture of Damascus by Syrian rebels and the departure of Bashar al-Assad to Moscow, marked the end of a 54-year-long Assadist dictatorship in Syria, which began with the 1971 ascension ...

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