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    • COVID-19 and Plummeting Oil Prices; a Time of Reckoning for Oman 

      al Mukhaini, Ahmed Ali M. ( 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 ...

    • Covid-19 Crisis and Iran-Turkey-Qatar Relations: Economic Downgrade and Corona Diplomacy 

      Battaloglu, Nesibe Hicret ( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)
      The Covid-19 pandemic has become a global issue beyond being a health crisis alone. Since its emergence in China, the virus has spread to every continent except Antarctica. The Middle East is no exception and the socio-economic ...

    • Covid-19 in Kuwait: An Opportunity for the Government 

      Albloshi, Hamad H. ( 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 ...

    • Covid-19 in Qatar: Well Versed in Crisis Management 

      Jones, Marc Owen ( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)
      As of April 13th 2020, Qatar has 2979 positive cases of Covid-19. Like a number of other countries, Qatar was caught off guard by the novel respiratory virus. Initially assessed as posing a low risk to the country, the ...

    • Covid-19 in Saudi Arabia: Beyond the health crisis 

      Occhiuto, Antonino ( 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 in War-Ravaged Yemen: Ends or doubles the war? 

      Dogan-Akkas, Betul ( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)
      Yemen is a suffering war zone since the beginning of the civil war in 2014, out of the clash between Yemeni government in Sana'a' and the Northern tribes, mainly, the Houthi insurgents. As of 2020, after two military ...

    • Covid-19, a Common Threat towards Intrusive Regionalism 

      Zakeri, Mahdokht ( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)
      The Covid-19 pandemic news has become the top headline of almost all international media and the topic of everyday conversation among people. Coronavirus, like international terrorism is a global challenge to both states ...

    • Dealing with the Challenges: GCC Institutional Responses to the Covid-19 and Arab Spring 

      Zaccara, Luciano; Battaloglu, Nesibe Hicret ( Springer Nature , 2023 , Book chapter)
      Like it happened after the Arab Uprisings in 2011, a development originated outside the GCC region-the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic-directly affected all its members and required a quick reaction from the authorities. ...

    • Developing Culturally Aware School Leaders: Measuring the Impact of an International Internship Using the MGUDS 

      Richardson, Jayson, W.; Imig, Scott; Ndoye, Abdou ( SAGE Publications , 2013 , Article)
      Developing globally minded citizens has become a national push and a stated priority for many higher education institutions in the United States. This article focuses on one university’s efforts to develop globally minded ...

    • Development of Bangladeshi immigrant entrepreneurship in Canada 

      Rahman, Md Mizanur ( SAGE , 2018 , Article)
      Canada has developed a comprehensive immigration policy to accept different types of immigrants under its economic, family and humanitarian immigration categories. Canada invites over a quarter-million immigrants in a year. ...

    • Dimensions and Dynamics of Delhi's Diversified Energy Pursuits in the Persian Gulf 

      Abbas, Najam; عباس , نجم ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2019 , Conference Paper)
      The anticipated growth in the Indian economy in the coming decades will engender an increased dependency on imported energy supplies. A considerable portion of these will be shipped through the Persian Gulf. Delhis ...

    • Disinformation as cybersecurity: a holistic approach 

      Jones, Marc Owen ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)
      Definitions of cybersecurity tend to differ on whether to include disinformation or misinformation. This intervention argues that disinformation is an important aspect within the context of critical security. Only a holistic ...

    • Diversifying relationships: Russian policy toward GCC 

      Issaev, Leonid; Kozhanov, Nikolay ( Palgrave Macmillan , 2021 , Article)
      The interaction between Russia and Gulf countries represents the story of ups and downs, severe conflicts and sharp warmings that can largely be explained by the permanently changing role and place of each of these players ...

    • Dynamic Parametric and Nonparametric Hedging: Evidence from the Arab Gulf Equity Markets 

      Nekhili, Ramzi; Miniaoui, Hela ( EuroJournals , 2017 , Article)
      This paper examines the optimal hedging strategies in the Arab Gulf equity markets using a parametric and a nonparametric dynamic approaches in modeling the conditional variances and covariances of equity returns. The ...

    • Education and Empowerment of Women in the GCC States 

      Ahmed, Sumaiyah ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      According to the popular view, 21st century is regarded as an era of women. The rising tide of educating and empowering women has considerably influenced the lives of women in every walk of life throughout the world. ...

    • Effect of pH on acidic and basic chelating agents used in the removal of iron sulfide scales: A computational study 

      Onawole, Abdulmujeeb T.; Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A.; Saad, Mohammed A.; Mahmoud, Mohamed; Ahmed, Musa E.M.; ... more authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)
      Iron sulfide scale is a major challenge in the upstream section of the oil and gas industry. It is responsible for precipitate formation in tubulars, and it damages equipment. This leads to a loss in production. Mechanical ...

    • Elderly Care in the GCC: Family Experiences with Assistive Technology 

      Osman, Achraf ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)
      Elderly care is a significant concern in the GCC region, especially with the increasing older population. The talk will delve into the experiences of families in the GCC, particularly in Qatar, with the use of Assistive ...

    • Emergence of Cyber Conflict and Cyber Security Resilient in Gulf region 

      Bukhari, Asiya ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)
      As conventional warfare grows increasingly obsolete, the future of combat will undoubtedly shift towards the domain of cyberspace. Cyber-attack is a new contrivance of national supremacy. It offers a means of intimidation, ...

    • Emerging Transnational Identities: Indian Skilled Migration in the UAE 

      Bortolazzi, Omar ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      India has been the source of the largest annual outflows to the GCC countries. The increasing significance of GCC countries as a destination for migrant workers is illustrated by the change in total migrant stock in those ...

    • Energy Security and Diplomacy: A Double- Edged Sword. The Case Study of Saudi Arabia and Iran 

      Zweiri, Mahjoob; Al Qawasmi, Farah; James, Thomas Bonnie ( Springer Nature , 2023 , Book chapter)
      Conflicts of energy security have consumed a large fraction of the global agenda and political debates in recent years. Traditionally, the insta- bility in the Middle East has been constructed by a weave of colonial ...