Covid-19 and the Gulf
The Gulf Studies Center is doing a special coverage of the impact of the novel Covid-19 virus on the Gulf region. With the aim of contributing to the population awareness, informed debate, and scholarly production, this page is compiling links, information, and articles relating to the diverse aspects affecting the politics, societies, and economies of the Gulf states.
International Organizations and institutions related to Covid-19
WHO-World Health Organization (Special Covid-19 coverage)
John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center
Gulf States' Ministries of Health websites
Qatar Ministry of Public Health (Coronavirus disease 2019)
Bahrain Ministry of Health (Coronavirus updates)
Oman Ministry of Health (Covid-19 updates)
Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health (Novel Coronavirus COVID-19)
United Arab Emirates Ministry of Health and Prevention (Covid-19 Information Center)
Kuwait Ministry of Health
Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education (Coronavirus news)
Iraq Ministry of Health
Gulf States' Ministries of Health Twitter or Facebooks accounts
Qatar Ministry of Public Health
Oman Ministry of Health (Oman vs Covid-19)
Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health
United Arab Emirates Ministry of Health and Prevention
Iraq Ministry of Health and Environment (Facebook)
Special news coverages
Al Jazeera (Coronavirus Pandemic News)
Special Gulf Studies Center coverage
The Covid-19 Pandemic: Vulnerability of Migrant workers in the GCC States
Md Mizanur Rahman
Pandemic threatens to drive wedge into US-Gulf relations
James M. Dorsey
Covid-19, a Common Threat towards Intrusive Regionalism
Mahdokht Zakeri
Covid-19 in Qatar: Well Versed in Crisis Management
Marc Owen Jones
Covid-19 in Kuwait: An Opportunity for the Government
Hamad H. Albloshi
COVID-19 and Plummeting Oil Prices; a Time of Reckoning for Oman
Ahmed Ali M. al Mukhaini
The Sudden Cost of Unexpected Threats: The Novel Coronavirus and Dubai
Hamdullah Baycar
Articles on the Covid-19 crisis in the Gulf
The corona crisis could trigger a change in Iran’s foreign policy
Hamidreza Azizi, International Politics and Society - April 24, 2020
Iran’s ‘Business as Usual’ Strategy amid the Coronavirus Crisis
Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, RUSI - April 23, 2020
Recorded Webinar Covid-19 and regional relations with Prof. Abdullah Baabood
Deakin University - April 23, 2020
Gulf Countries after COVID-19: Social, Economic and Political Implications
Ismail Numan Telci, ORSAM - April 20, 2020
COVID-19 Economic & Social Impact on Oman
The firm for Business & Economic Consulting - April 20, 2020
Gulf digital strategies to evolve after COVID-19
John Davies, Gulf Monitor - April 17, 2020
China’s soft power during the coronavirus is winning over the Gulf states
Jonathan Fulton, Atlantic Council - April 16, 2020
The Gulf’s coronavirus challenges
Marwan Kabalan, Middle East Monitor - April 16, 2020
Authoritarian Exploitation of COVID-19 in the GCC
Matthew Hedges, POMEPS - April 2020
Small states response to COVID-19: View from the UAE
Diana Galeeva, POMEPS - April 2020
How Robust is the Authoritarian Social Contract? Social Dissent during Iran’s COVID-19 Outbreak
Sally Sharif, POMEPS - April 2020
COVID and Gulf Foreign Policy
Elham Fakhro, POMEPS - April 2020
Coronavirus in the Gulf Imperils National Ambitions and Tests National Unity
Kristin Diwan, POMEPS - April 2020
COVID-19 crisis pushes Bahrain to resume flights from Iran after 4-year halt
April 15, 2020
Cloud of doubt surrounds coronavirus figures reported by Iraqi government
- April 15, 2020
The Implications of Covid-19 in the Gulf: Challenges and Constraints
Ismail Numan Telci, ACRPS - April 12, 2020
War-ravaged Yemen reports first case of COVID-19
- April 10, 2020
Recorded Webinar: The impact of the coronavirus on the Middle East
Geneva Center for Security Policy - April 9, 2020
The Covid-19 Pandemic in Iran: Health and Policy Implications
Mehran Kamrava, ACRPS - April 8, 2020
KFCRIS Report on the Regional and International Impacts of Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Saud al-Sarhan & Mark C. Thompson, KFCRIS - April 5, 2020
Coronavirus: How the Saudi-led blockade prepared Qatar for the pandemic
Andreas Krieg, Middle East Eye - April 2, 2020
Qatar is Flattening the Curve through Testing, Quarantine, Travel Limitations, and Social Distancing
The Red Velvet Lawyer - March 27, 2020
