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Saudi Arabia: More Room for Wahhabism Lite?
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Gulf Studies Center
, 2020 , Article)
The Saudi government was surprisingly quick to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the decisive measures it took was closing the holy sites of Mecca and Medina, something which had not happened since Napoleon invaded ...
Arabian Gulf Cup offers hope of diplomatic breakthrough
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Gulf Studies center - Qatar University
, 2020 , Article)
On 8th December, Sayed Mohammed Jaffer, the captain of the Bahrain national football team, lifted aloft the Arabian Gulf Cup at Abdullah bin Khalifa stadium in Doha. The victory of his tiny island nation didn’t simply ...
The Impact of Migrant Remittances on Economic Growth in Arab Countries
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Scholink Inc
, 2019 , Article)
The potential role that workers’ remittances are likely to play in promoting economic growth, especially in Arab countries, is currently attracting considerable attention. These remittances have an impact on the remitting ...
IRAN 2016: FROM THE SAUDI EMBASSY ATTACK TO THE DEMISE OF RAFSANJANI
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Asia Maior
, 2016 , Article)
The year 2016 was an internal and external test for Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The February legislative elections represented strong support for his administration and the nuclear accord with the P5+1 group of ...
Covid-19, a Common Threat towards Intrusive Regionalism
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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 ...
The UAE-Israel Normalisation ''If you can't convince them, confuse them''
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Gulf Studies Center
, 2020 , Article)
What was a secret marriage is now publicly announced to the world, as a strong relationship between the UAE and Israel, which has been normalized through the media on August 13, 2020. The UAE became the third Arab state - ...
Iran 2017: From Rouhani’s Reelection To The December Protests
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Asia Maior
, 2017 , Article)
The 2017 was a challenging year for the President Hassan Rouhani despite his reelection. The Presidential and Municipal elections in May represented a clear and strong support for his administration and the nuclear deal ...
The Sudden Cost of Unexpected Threats: The Novel Coronavirus and Dubai
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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, ...
Metal-oxide nanotubes functional material tailored for membrane water/wastewater treatment
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Institute of Physics Publishing
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
Titanium Dioxide Nano-Tubes (TNTs) synthesized by hydrothermal method were used to prepare new polysulfone thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes. The TFN membranes contained different TNTs proportions (0.1, 0.3 and 0.5 ...
Missed Opportunities: The Trump Administration, Iran, and the Coronavirus Pandemic
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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 ...