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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 ...
Navigating Troubled Waters: Experts' Views on GCC Challenges for Socio-Economic Recovery in the Post-Covid-19 Period
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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 ...
Covid-19 in War-Ravaged Yemen: Ends or doubles the war?
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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 ...
How sanctions and the pandemic affect Iran's economy
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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 ...
Covid-19 in Qatar: Well Versed in Crisis Management
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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 Crisis and Iran-Turkey-Qatar Relations: Economic Downgrade and Corona Diplomacy
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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 ...