Browsing Gulf Studies Center by Subject "Coronavirus"
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Analyzing the Role of Government in the Management and Planning of Tourism Crisis; A Case Study of the COVID-19 Crisis
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)The tourism planning and management is a collective action in which different actors of governmental and non-governmental organizations and institutions are involved. It is necessary to manage this phenomenon both during ... -
COVID-19 and Migrant Workers in the Gulf
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)As the global COVID-19 crisis unfolds, the Gulf countries faces an unprecedent challenge of containing the spread of the virus among the non-national residents. Since migrants in Gulf countries live primarily in labour ... -
Covid-19 Crisis and Iran-Turkey-Qatar Relations: Economic Downgrade and Corona Diplomacy
( 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 Saudi Arabia: Beyond the health crisis
( 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?
( 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 ... -
Gulf Security in the Age of Covid-19
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How sanctions and the pandemic affect Iran's economy
( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)Iran has been under international sanctions of one kind or another for four decades, but its economy has never been as bad as it is now. In May 2018, the Trump administration began its campaign of maximum pressure to force ... -
Missed Opportunities: The Trump Administration, Iran, and the Coronavirus Pandemic
( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)On the surface, the global coronavirus pandemic of 2020 might have offered the United States and Iran an opportunity to stand down from their virtual war footing. In the lead-up to the outbreak, Iran had shot down a US ... -
Navigating Troubled Waters: Experts' Views on GCC Challenges for Socio-Economic Recovery in the Post-Covid-19 Period
( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)The GCC economies are being seriously hit by the negative impact of low oil prices and spread of Covid-19 pandemic. The restrained inflow of oil incomes deepens the budget deficit of the countries and makes government ... -
Oman: Food Security in Times of Uncertainty
( 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 Sudden Cost of Unexpected Threats: The Novel Coronavirus and Dubai
( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)The economy of Dubai is remarkable in that it has moved away from an oil-based to one in which 95% of its income is derived from non-oil sectors. This diversification has been possible thanks to the real estate, tourism, ...
