International Journal of Financial Studies This article evaluates the effectiveness of liquidity creation as a main force, in conjunction with other performance predictors such as efficient asset management, asset quality, and bank size, on bank financial performance during the COVID-19 financial crisis in 11 MENA countries. Journal Article
Read MoreArab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences This article investigates through Google Trends the popularity of the medical waste issue during the COVID-19 pandemic in 5 GCC countries (Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Bahrain) by using relative search volume to associate it with the quantities of waste generated. Journal Article
Read MoreThe International Spectator This article analyzes comparatively the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq and Lebanon to contribute to the debate over how consociational power-sharing works in practice as a fine-grained system to maintain the status quo. Journal Article
Read MoreInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being This article aims to assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial crises on Iraqi and Syrian orphaned children and their mothers. It discusses their struggles across different themes: financial crisis, low educational attainment, child labor, mental health issues, violence, and social problems. Journal…
Read MoreContemporary Review of the Middle East This article examines China’s vaccine drive in the Eastern Mediterranean countries of Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and the Palestinian territories during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic from a soft power angle. Journal Article
Read MoreJMIR Formative Research This article aims to assess the prevalence of telehealth use in the MENA region before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by using social media (Instagram) as an online platform for survey administration across different countries simultaneously. Journal Article
Read MorePLOS Global Public Health This article aims to determine predictors of COVID-19 vaccination in Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) origin residents in Houston, Texas. Journal Article
Read MoreThe Lancet Global Health This article touches upon Arab states in the MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa regions in providing a comparative assessment of global health spending & investments in pandemic preparedness at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoreBMC Public Health This article analyzes the development trend of the COVID-19 epidemic in the top 15 African countries (including Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and Algeria) with the cumulative number of active cases and discusses the predictability of the epidemic using a nested model. Journal Article
Read MoreSocial Science Research Network This working paper delves into the underlying factors that perpetuate gender inequalities in healthcare access across the MENA region in light of the COVID-19 pandemic by focusing on socially marginalized groups such as women and the LGBTQ+ community. Working Paper
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