The ‘Swords of Iron’ war between Israel and Hamas has initiated profound geopolitical transformations in the Middle East. Israel has consolidated its strategic position during the conflict, but the ...

On 22 April, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq became the first Omani leader to have visited Russia, where he met with President Vladimir Putin,[i] [ii] and signed ten agreements ranging from memoranda of ...

The third round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran took place in Oman at the end of April.[i] More rounds are expected, with both sides pushing hard to get what they want out of the ...

“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 – “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 ...

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, Afghanistan, Israel and Turkey. Pitches will be considered based on ...

Despite Egypt’s favourable description of improvements made to women’s status and position in their National Report on Human Rights, submitted in October 2024 in accordance with the United Nations ...

The Trump administration’s change of tone on the US’ transatlantic commitments and the possibility of the president reducing American military presence in Europe has propelled forward policy ...

This article is an excerpt from the Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum’s recently published policy paper on UK AI Diplomacy. Critical minerals, metals, and rare earth elements (REEs) are ...

More than a decade after the Arab Spring, women in Libya face an unprecedented level of violence and intimidation that limits their ability to participate in public safely and freely, in both ...

Lebanon’s welfare system is fragmented and poorly regulated with little government oversight over issues relating to personal status, which religious courts rather than civil bodies adjudicate over.