Saudi Arabia remains the major challenge for the expansion of the Abraham Accords. Its normalization with Israel would qualitatively transform the regional landscape, given its status as guardian of Islam’s holy sites and its influence in the Muslim world. However, Saudi Arabia’s conditions remain high: enhanced US security guarantees, access t

Amr Yossef discusses the regional impact of these accords in the following way: (8) ‘’None of the Arab states joining the accords (both current and prospective) share a border with Israel, nor has any participated in combat against it in any of the seven Arab-Israeli wars between 1948 and 2006 (except for Morocco, briefly, during the October 19

Even as Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia are already experiencing the burgeoning effects of extreme heat, there needs to be more awareness of the looming critical risk that is extreme heat, and this needs to be urgently integrated into adaptation action plans relating to climate-resilient, smart agricultural practices. Key strategies must include de

Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam have 13.1 million, 4.3 million  and 8.9 million rice farming households respectively. Most live in rural areas with high exposure to extreme heat. High temperatures and humidity impact the body’s ability to cool with sweat, leading to weakness, fatigue, headache, swelling, heat exhaustion, dehydration, muscle cram

are measured in degree Celsius (oC), they are not interchangeable. Also, heat stress differs from heat waves, which typically refer to periods of hot weather abnormally deviant from the norm for that period and lasting for a few consecutive days. Southeast Asia is already experiencing more frequent episodes of extreme heat. For the past two years,