Heliyon This article delves into the impact of volatile oil prices, the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, and the COVID-19 pandemic on food supply’s global import and export dynamics. Journal Article
Read MoreJurnal Multidisiplin Madani This article aims to determine how international law has affected the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoreGlobal Health Research and Policy This article summarizes and measures government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in GCC countries using four indices: the Government Response Index, the Stringency Index, the Vaccine Index, and the Initial Response Index. Journal Article
Read MoreEuroChoices This article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the exports of fruits and vegetables from Morocco and other Mediterranean countries to the European Union and draws out future policy recommendations. Journal Article
Read MoreFDI 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
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 MoreJournal of World Economy This article explores the preliminary economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sudan’s foreign trade, focusing on its trade relationship with China ‘as it is the source of the pandemic’. Journal Article
Read MoreModern Diplomacy This article explores the Sino-American race to vaccinate the MENA region in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and in efforts to increase the two powers’ influence in the region under the Chinese Belt & Road Initiative and the Trump and Biden US administrations. Article
Read MoreInternational Journal of Applied Economics, Finance and Accounting This article aims to empirically study the impact of real effective exchange rate (REER) volatility in different exchange rate arrangements for the 1990–2020 period and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Morocco, Turkey and Egypt. Journal Article
Read MoreMiddle East Economy This article highlights the role of the Arab Monetary Fund in providing financial resources to a number of its member states in the form of new loans, or withdrawals from existing loans, amounting to about $2.25 billion from the beginning of 2020 until mid-2022. Article
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