“Climate point 1” is one of the most important scientific concepts regarding global and regional climate change and serves as a basic indicator for the direction climate change will take in the near- ...

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 ...

Geopolitical strategist working as a non-resident contributor for the Turkish Heritage Organization in Washington D.C.

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 ...

To permit the widest possible range of submissions, the ‘Middle East’ is defined broadly as including all Arab League states, Iran, Israel and Turkey.

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 ...

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 ...

The Mediterranean is emerging as a climate hotspot: It is warming 20% faster than the global average and has already exceeded the 1.5°C threshold , posing a serious threat to the prosperity and ...

The climate crisis continues to escalate, with the year 2024 once again breaking temperature records and being marked by extreme weather events. Global warming and the climate crisis affect all ...

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 ...

The struggle for women’s autonomy in Iran is reaching new heights amidst a resurgence of state control tactics. In recent months, a series of events has cast a glaring spotlight on the regime’s ...