MENA REGION

Estimation of Death Risk Factors Associated with the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Middle East and North Africa

Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine This article is among the first to study the association between potential risk factors and COVID-19 lethality in the Middle East and North Africa based on statistical modeling with longitudinal data. Journal Article

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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Subjective Wellbeing in the Middle East and North Africa: A Gender Analysis

PLOS One This article examines the relationships between COVID-19-related socioeconomic changes and subjective well-being in the MENA region. Journal Article

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Migration by the Numbers: COVID-19 Impacts on MENA Migration

Raseef22 This article illustrates how the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily transformed the global migration landscape in and after 2020, with a particular focus on the MENA region. Article

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Middle East Countries Lead Post-COVID Investment Rebound

FDI Intelligence This article reports that the three countries with the largest increase in the number of FDI projects since the global outbreak of COVID-19 are all located in the Middle East, namely, the UAE, KSA, and Qatar. Article

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Coping Strategies, Well-Being and Inequalities during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period

Current Psychology This article employs data from the ERF COVID-19 MENA Monitor Surveys for Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia to examine people’s subjective well-being, such as the perception of the economic situation and mental well-being during the pandemic. Journal Article

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Forecasting the Spread of COVID-19 Using Deep Learning and Big Data Analytics Methods

SN Computer Science This article conducts a wide-ranging investigation and analysis to forecast COVID-19 cases and identify the most critical countries in terms of the COVID-19 pandemic in all five major African regions including Arab states. Journal Article

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New Publication: Women’s Rights and Roles during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Arab Barometer This article presents an overview of ‘COVID and Gender in the Middle East’, a recently released book edited by scholar Rita Stephan, and the first to provide empirical evidence of the gendered effects of COVID-19 in the region. Working Paper

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Perspectives and Practices of Dietitians with Regards to Social/Mass Media Use during the Transitions from Face-to-Face to Telenutrition in the Time of COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Survey in 10 Arab countries

Frontiers in Public Health This article aims to investigate dietitians’ perceptions and practices toward the use of social/mass media platforms amid the transition from face-to-face to telenutrition during the time of COVID-19 across ten Arab states. Journal Article

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Predictors and Barriers to Vaccination among Older Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Multi-Wave Longitudinal Study

The Lancet This article aims to elucidate the predictors of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Syrian refugees aged 50 years or older in Lebanon and to understand their main reasons for not receiving the vaccine. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Related Risk Factors and Their Association with Non-Syndromic Orofacial Clefts in Five Arab Countries: A Case-Control Study

BMC Oral Health This article aims to assess COVID-19 associated factors that may be related to the risk of NSOFC (non-syndromic orofacial clefts) in five Arab countries (Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait). Journal Article

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