Month: October 2020

Does COVID-19 Change Dietary Habits and Lifestyle Behaviours in Kuwait: a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine This study was designed to understand the changes in dietary and lifestyle behaviors that are major determinants of health during the COVID-19 outbreak in Kuwait. Journal Article

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Double Burden of COVID-19 Pandemic and Military Occupation: Mental Health Among a Palestinian University Community in the West Bank

Annals of Global Health This paper aims to assess the prevalence and predictors of distress and insecurity among Birzeit University’s community in Palestine during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. Journal Article

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Rethinking Egypt’s Economy

Middle East Institute This article dissects the weaknesses that make Egypt particularly vulnerable to external threats and examines ways in which to address these vulnerabilities and shore up the economy in face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Article

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COVID-19 Pressures Egypt’s Power and Gas Sectors

S&P Global This article reports on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the power and gas sectors in Egypt. Article

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COVID-19 Impact Report

Alliance for Middle East Peace This report identifies key challenges that characterize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding sector. Report

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Potential Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health Outcomes in Societies with Economic and Political Instability: Case of Lebanon

Mental Health Review Journal This paper aims to examine the potential implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for mental health in societies with economic and political instability, focusing on Lebanon. Journal Article

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Impact of COVID-19 on the Iraqi Economy

UNDP This report examines the impact of the oil crisis and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic on Iraq. Report

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Towards a Zero-COVID Lebanon: A Call for Action

Institute of Development Studies In its first report, the Independent Lebanese Committee for the Elimination of COVID-19 addresses weaknesses in current government policy and highlights several directions and actions for a more coherent and sustainable national strategy. Report

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A Sectarianised Pandemic: COVID-19 in Lebanon

The International Spectator This article reports on the impact of COVID-19 in Lebanon given its sectarian regime that has increasingly become a tool of domination and control regulating Lebanese political, economic, and social life. Article

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Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia

International Monetary Fund This report provides an assessment of the economic outlook for the MENAP (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan) and CCA (Caucasus and Central Asia) regions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Report

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