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Oman: Food Security in Times of Uncertainty
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Gulf Studies Center
, 2020 , Article)
As the protest illustrated, the affordability of food has been an issue of concern among Omani citizens. As a result of its arid climate, the salinity of the country's soil and water scarcity, there are restrictions to the ...
The Covid-19 Pandemic: Vulnerability of Migrant workers in the GCC States
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Gulf Studies Center
, 2020 , Article)
The six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates) contain some of the highest numbers of migrants of any country in the world. Estimated at as many ...
Manufacturing and service supply chain resilience to the COVID-19 outbreak: Lessons learned from the automobile and airline industries
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
There has been an increased interest among scholars to investigate supply chain resilience (SCRes) in manufacturing and service operations during emerging situations. Grounded in the SCRes theory, this study provides ...
COVID-19 Creating Opportunities from a Crisis for Pharmacy Students: Discussion From Around The Globe
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College of Pharmacy - Qatar University
, 2020 , Article)
Qatar University’s College of Pharmacy (QU-CPH) and Qatar Pharmacy Undergraduate Society (QPhUS) conducted a webinar entitled “ COVID-19 Creating Opportunities from a Crisis for Pharmacy Students: Discussion from Around ...
Covid-19 in Kuwait: An Opportunity for the Government
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Gulf Studies Center
, 2020 , Article)
The first Covid-19 disease case was found in Kuwait on February 24th, 2020 when a Kuwaiti citizen was tested positive after coming back from Iran. Since then, the Kuwaiti government has taken many measures to contain its ...
Gulf Security in the Age of Covid-19
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Video)
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Les Mesures légales prises à l’occasion du Covid-19 entre justifications et enjeux
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دار نشر جامعة قطر Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Article)
Les problèmes juridiques rattachés au Coronavirus ne constituent pas des conséquences directes à la pandémie, mais plutôt des effets engendrés suite aux mesures prises par les autorités publiques pour faire face au COVID-19. ...
Covid-19 in Saudi Arabia: Beyond the health crisis
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Gulf Studies Center
, 2020 , Article)
The Covid-19 pandemic is already exerting a heavy economic toll on all areas of the world. The energy producing countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) make no exception. In Saudi Arabia, the economic impact of the ...
COVID-19 and Plummeting Oil Prices; a Time of Reckoning for Oman
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Gulf Studies Center
, 2020 , Article)
As Oman braces itself to embark on the 'Oman 2040 Vision', the year 2020 comes as a year of reckoning in several regards. The death of Sultan Qaboos on 10th January, marked the beginning of an era where state institutions ...
Pandemic threatens to drive wedge into US-Gulf relations
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Gulf Studies Center
, 2020 , Article)
It is early days, but first indications are that the global pandemic is entrenching long-drawn Middle Eastern geopolitical, political, ethnic, and sectarian battle lines rather than serving as a vehicle to build bridges ...