Global Business and Economics Review This article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in GCC countries, especially on the economic and psychosocial level. The article investigates the impact of government support on mitigating the psychological and psychosocial impacts of the pandemic on citizens. Journal Article
Read MoreCureus This article seeks to identify the types and distribution of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants causing cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the western region in Saudi Arabia in June 2021. Journal Article
Read MoreIFAD This article exhibits the ways through which IFAD helps Yemeni farmers during the coronavirus pandemic. Article
Read MoreProject on Middle East Political Science This working paper argues that CSOs made progress in combatting violence during the first year of the pandemic due to political openness, a culture of coalitions, and bipartisan support for eliminating violence against women. However, the President’s power grab and subsequent political instability led to a breakdown in coalition…
Read MoreForbes This Forbes article discusses the efforts, resilience and trajectory of Qatar Airways in emerging from the coronavirus pandemic. It references a sharp uptick in annual revenues to QR52.3 billion ($14.4 billion). Article
Read MoreJournal of Infection and Public Health This article assesses the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines among health care workers in Oman. A cross-sectional study using a self- administered questionnaire was conducted among the HCWs in December 2020. Journal Article
Read MoreUSAID This USAID report analyzes the readiness of the Amman Health Center to face the COVID-19 pandemic. The USAID partially funds the Health Services Quality Enhancement Project in cooperation with the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and the Jordanian Ministry of Health. Report
Read MoreNational News According to money.co.uk’s study, Bahrain has been given the highest ranking in tourism recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at a 95% rate. This ranking indicated that the Gulf nation’s 2021 tourist numbers bounced almost all the way back to the 2019 level of 3.8 million. Article
Read MoreDistinktion Journal of Social Theory This article adopts a decolonial lens to assess the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in Palestine and globally. It challenges the underlying premise being that the advanced, wealthy, and capable nation-states have endogenously earned the position of power and prosperity and that the world’s poor nation-states are posited as the…
Read MoreResearch Square This article assesses the fragility of Arab government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and provides policy recommendations. It discusses how government trust and the perception of the social contract will change due to the citizen-government interaction during the pandemic. Working Paper
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