6 March 2020 / by peter / Uncategorized
Since acknowledging its first cases of Covid-19 coronavirus infection in the holy city of Qom on February 19, the Islamic Republic of Iran has emerged as (officially at least) the third most severely afflicted country in the world in terms of fatalities after China and Italy, and at the same time an important staging-post for […]
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COVID-19: WILL THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA GO HUNGRY?
17 April 2020 / by peter / Uncategorized
With the Covid-19 pandemic wreaking havoc with global supply chains and prompting local outbreaks of hoarding and panic buying, there are mounting concerns that some Middle East and North African countries might soon be facing food shortages. Take Saudi Arabia. On April 6th a Saudi airlines pilot tweeted that his plane was about to take […]
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Coronavirus in MENA: first thoughts
6 March 2020 / by peter / Uncategorized
Since acknowledging its first cases of Covid-19 coronavirus infection in the holy city of Qom on February 19, the Islamic Republic of Iran has emerged as (officially at least) the third most severely afflicted country in the world in terms of fatalities after China and Italy, and at the same time an important staging-post for […]
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