The Traditional Influence on Increasing Acceptance of Commercial Smartphone Applications in Specific Regions of the Arabic World

The consumer sector represents one of the key players in the diffusion of M-commerce in contemporary societies. Consumers’ traditionalism has a significant impact in determining the appropriate products to offer electronically, as well as in determining the functions and information that should be offered to enable them to make the right decisions at the right time. Many characteristics and requirements in general-use commercial applications cannot be acceptable for more targeted release if they are not compatible with the target population’s traditional requirements, and therefore, the M-commerce applications go to complexity level in design because of the socio-technical systems. This study is conducted in three GCC countries, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar on 799 participant consumers. This study focuses to determine the basic requirements for smartphones’ commercial applications, including the requirements affected by different traditionalism in the studied communities.

Download Full-text

Prospects for the Gulf states to end-2017

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db221288 ◽

2017 ◽

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Gulf Cooperation Council ◽

Content Type ◽

Gcc Countries ◽

Oil Revenue ◽

Gulf States

Subject Prospects for the Gulf states to end-2017. Significance Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries agree on the need to check Iran’s regional aspirations, but differ radically on how to achieve this goal -- pushing Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to open confrontation with Qatar and leaving Kuwait and Oman caught uncomfortably in the middle. At the same time, they face the major challenge of adjusting their economies to long-term expectations of lower oil revenue.

Download Full-text

I want to know the way to get a job as an ENT specialist in Dubai/United Arab Emirates/Muscat/Kuwait/Bahrain. Do these countries respect Indian qualifications MS(ENT) and DLO (diploma in laryngology and otology)? I do not know where I can see the right job adverts for these countries. Please advise, because in India I see adverts only for Saudi Arabia, with none for the other Gulf countries

BMJ ◽

10.1136/bmj.333.7581.s226-b ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 333 (7581) ◽

pp. s226.3-s226

Author(s):

Shakeel Ahmed Qureshi

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

The Other ◽

Gulf Countries ◽

The Right ◽

The Way

Download Full-text

Diversification of Domestic Politics of the GCC Member States After the Second Gulf War

Acta Orientalia Vilnensia ◽

10.15388/aov.2000.18326 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

Author(s):

Egdūnas Račius

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Persian Gulf ◽

Domestic Politics ◽

Gulf War ◽

Arab Countries ◽

Member States ◽

Gcc Countries ◽

Primary Focus ◽

The Persian Gulf

This paper will concentrate on exploring how the domestic politics of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have been redirected and reshaped as a consequence of the Second Gulf War. Although the war affected directly only Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, it has also been experienced by other GCC member states: Bahrain, next to Saudi Arabia, was a major base of Allied forces, United Arab Emirates had sent its jet–fighters to the operations against Iraqi troops. Therefore, white Kuwait and Saudi Arabia will be the primary focus of the paper, the rest of the Persian Gulf Arab countries will receive partial attention too.

Download Full-text

Father Involvement and Education in the GCC

10.18502/aqf.0160 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Life History ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

North Africa ◽

Father Involvement ◽

Educational Achievement ◽

Gulf Cooperation Council ◽

Mena Region ◽

Gcc Countries ◽

Education Environment

This policy brief builds on a larger father involvement study that encompasses 10 countries in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region to identify some of the key challenges of father involvement in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Using mixed methods with a modified Fatherhood Scale survey and life history interviews, the study found notable differences in father involvement in education across geographic, gender, and generational factors. Overall, fathers in GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates) tend to be perceived as more encouraging of their children’s education, especially for their daughters, but are less engaged in the types of quality involvement that are key to educational achievement. Based on the findings of this study, this policy brief highlights some of the key challenges of GCC fathers’ involvement. We conclude by offering recommendations to create and support an education environment in the GCC that values quality father involvement.

Download Full-text

Re-Examining Government Revenues, Government Spending And Economic Growth In GCC Countries

Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR) ◽

10.19030/jabr.v29i3.7777 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 737 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Helmi Hamdi ◽

Rashid Sbia

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Government Spending ◽

Temporal Relationship ◽

Econometric Model ◽

Gulf Cooperation Council ◽

Government Expenditures ◽

Font Size ◽

Gcc Countries ◽

Toda And Yamamoto

The aim of this paper is to examine the inter-temporal relationship between government revenues and expenditures within a trivariate framework by modeling them together with gross domestic product. Our sample is based on a panel of 6 countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) i.e. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain, for the period from 1990 to 2010. We perform an econometric model based on the Toda and Yamamoto procedure. Our empirical results show that government expenditures Granger cause government revenues for Qatar and the United Arab Emirates only, while government revenues Granger cause government expenditures for Saudi Arabia only. We also found a unidirectional causality running from government expenditures to GDP in Bahrain only. Regarding Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, GDP Granger cause government revenues while GDP Granger cause government expenditures for Oman and Qatar.

Download Full-text

Forecasting the SARS COVID-19 pandemic and critical care resources threshold in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: population analysis of aggregate data

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044102 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. e044102

Author(s):

Amira K Al-Aamri ◽

Ayaman A Al-Harrasi ◽

Abdurahman K AAl-Abdulsalam ◽

Abdullah A Al-Maniri ◽

Sabu S Padmadas

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Critical Care ◽

Disease Management ◽

Human Resources ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Gulf Cooperation Council ◽

Mitigation Strategies ◽

Control Measures ◽

Cumulative Number ◽

Gcc Countries

ObjectiveTo generate cross-national forecasts of COVID-19 trajectories and quantify the associated impact on essential critical care resources for disease management in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.DesignPopulation-level aggregate analysis.SettingBahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia.MethodsWe applied an extended time-dependent SEICRD compartmental model to predict the flow of people between six states, susceptible–exposed–infected–critical–recovery–death, accounting for community mitigation strategies and the latent period between exposure and infected and contagious states. Then, we used the WHO Adaptt Surge Planning Tool to predict intensive care unit (ICU) and human resources capacity based on predicted daily active and cumulative infections from the SEICRD model.Main outcome measuresPredicted COVID-19 infections, deaths, and ICU and human resources capacity for disease management.ResultsCOVID-19 infections vary daily from 498 per million in Bahrain to over 300 per million in UAE and Qatar, to 9 per million in Saudi Arabia. The cumulative number of deaths varies from 302 per million in Oman to 89 in Qatar. UAE attained its first peak as early as 21 April 2020, whereas Oman had its peak on 29 August 2020. In absolute terms, Saudi Arabia is predicted to have the highest COVID-19 mortality burden, followed by UAE and Oman. The predicted maximum number of COVID-19-infected patients in need of oxygen therapy during the peak of emergency admissions varies between 690 in Bahrain, 1440 in Oman and over 10 000 in Saudi Arabia.ConclusionAlthough most GCC countries have managed to flatten the epidemiological curve by August 2020, trends since November 2020 show potential increase in new infections. The pandemic is predicted to recede by August 2021, provided the existing infection control measures continue effectively and consistently across all countries. Current health infrastructure including the provision of ICUs and nursing staff seem adequate, but health systems should keep ICUs ready to manage critically ill patients.

Download Full-text

Prevalence of drug resistance in clinical isolates of tuberculosis from GCC: a literature review from January 2002 to March 2013

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries ◽

10.3855/jidc.4053 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 8 (09) ◽

pp. 1137-1147 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Mohammed Yahya Areeshi ◽

Shekhar Chandra Bisht ◽

Raju Kumar Mandal ◽

Shafiul Haque

Keyword(s):

Drug Resistance ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Prevalence Rate ◽

Principal Component ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Clinical Isolates ◽

Linear Modeling ◽

Gcc Countries ◽

Mdr Tb

Introduction: The prevalence of drug resistance in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC; Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, United Arab Emirates [UAE]) countries was appraised using reports published between January 2002 and March 2013. Methodology: A total of 11,393 tuberculosis (TB) isolates from the GCC were studied through published literature and were analyzed statistically. Results: Most of the isolates were resistant to isoniazid, followed by streptomycin, rifampin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide. The highest prevalence rate of multidrug-resistant-TB (MDR-TB) was found in UAE (9.2%), followed by Kuwait (5.9%) and Saudi Arabia (4.3%). The overall MDR-TB prevalence rate was recorded as 4.0% in the entire GCC region. Automated linear modeling revealed that isoniazid resistance had a strong relationship with the prevalence of MDR-TB in all the GCC countries and was found to be the strongest predictor for MDR-TB. Interestingly, rifampicin resistance was significantly associated with the prevalence of MDR-TB in Oman, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, while isoniazid was identified for UAE. On the basis of a number of reports and isolates, the principal component analysis showed that, among all GCC member countries, the highest burden of TB was in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and maximum drug resistance was present in UAE. Conclusion: The study demonstrates that the prevalence of MDR-TB in GCC countries is almost equal to other developing and developed countries, and requires immediate attention for surveillance and control.

Download Full-text

The Impact of the 2020 Oil Production Fluctuations on Methane Emissions over the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries: A Satellite Approach

Atmosphere ◽

10.3390/atmos13010011 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 11

Author(s):

Ashraf Farahat

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Oil Prices ◽

Oil Production ◽

Gulf Cooperation Council ◽

Methane Emissions ◽

Data Set ◽

Oil Refineries ◽

Gcc Countries ◽

The Impact

The COVID-19 outbreak has significantly affected global industrial and transportation markets. Airlines, rails, and cars’ industries and their supporting energy sectors have been substantially disrupted by the pandemic. This has resulted in undermined energy demand around the world during 2019 and 2020. The organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) led by Saudi Arabia failed to persuade Russia to cutback oil supplies to deal with the loss of demand from the COVID-19 pandemic. On 8 March 2020, Saudi Arabia announced a raise in its oil production and offered a large discount on its crude oil sales. By April 2020, Saudi Arabia increased its oil production to about 12 million-oil barrels/day. This rise in oil production has not only resulted in the biggest fall in oil prices since the 1991 Gulf War but also increased methane emissions over the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) regions. Here, we report 2019 and 2020 data set of average seasonal methane-mixing ratio retrieved from TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) on board of S5P spacecraft over 19 refineries and oil fields in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain. Low methane emissions were recorded over western and central Saudi Arabia compared to the eastern side of the country. In general, high methane emissions were observed in 2020 compared to 2019 around oil refineries and fields in western, central, and eastern regions of Saudi Arabia as well as over other GCC countries. This could be attributed to the oil high production associated with the oil prices fluctuation during 2020.

Download Full-text

Productivity of Clinical Trials Conducted at the Gulf Cooperative Council

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal [SQUMJ] ◽

10.18295/squmj.11.2021.144 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Abdullah Al-Hajri ◽

Murtadha Al-Khabori ◽

Wasif Rasool

Keyword(s):

Clinical Trial ◽

Clinical Trials ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Triple Helix ◽

National Library ◽

Triple Helix Model ◽

Gcc Countries ◽

Clinical Trials Registry ◽

The U.S

Objectives: Clinical trial productivity has not been investigated in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, including Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait. We aim to assess the productivity of clinical trials conducted in the GCC region. Specifically, we aim to estimate the number of clinical trials conducted and estimate the proportion of clinical trials conducted in the GCC countries published in peer-reviewed journals. Methods: The clinical trials registry of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) was searched for clinical trials conducted from January 2000 to October 2019. The productivity was assessed by the publication status of the trials in the registry and through the search in Medline indexed journals. Results: A total of 682 trials were found from the GCC region, with an overall trend of 4.1 trials each year. However, the clinical trial productivity from our area contributes to only 0.37% of the trials globally. When comparing the raw data, Saudi Arabia shows the highest proportion by contributing 66.6% of the clinical trials from the region (p < 0.001). Oman contributed 3.5 %. After normalization to population, Qatar shows to be the highest with 42.78 trials per million. A total of 238 trials were conducted before 2016, of which 46.6% were published. Conclusion: Saudi Arabia is the leading country in clinical trial productivity in the GCC region. Countries should utilize the triple helix model to a partnership with industry and improve their contribution to science. Keywords: Productivity; Clinical Trials; Publication; Oman; Gulf Cooperative Council.

Download Full-text

India’s Gulf ties will face setbacks in the near term

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db253134 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Middle East ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Migrant Workers ◽

Oil Prices ◽

South East Asia ◽

Content Type ◽

Gcc Countries ◽

Gulf Countries ◽

Near Term

Significance Indian nationals are struggling to maintain jobs in the Middle East as GCC states contend with historically low oil prices as well as the economic fallout of the pandemic. Gulf countries have meanwhile expressed concern at what they regard as growing anti-Muslim sentiment in India. Impacts Pakistan will step up efforts to gather support from GCC countries regarding the Kashmir issue. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will increase investment in India’s health and tech sectors. The number of Indian migrant workers in South-east Asia, Australia and Canada will gradually increase.

Download Full-text