One of the most famous specialists in the astronomy and almanac lore, folk and otherwise, is Dr. Ṣāliḥ al-‘Ujayrī of Kuwait. There is a biographical portrait of him here: http://www.astronomyland.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A/

Details about him and his work can be found in the Arabic Wikipedia article about him: https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A

This website documents the results of a Qatar Foundation National Priority Research Program Grant (NPRP8-992-5-133) entitled “Intangible Heritage of Seasonal Navigation and Time Telling in the Arab Gulf ,” conducted in 2016-2017. The Lead Principal Investigator (LPI) is Dr. Daniel Martin Varisco (Qatar University), assisted by Dr. Roxani Margariti (Emory University), Dr. Andre Gingrich (University of Vienna), Dr. Ali al-Shawi (Qatar University), with Dr. Saad Sowayan and Dr. Harriet Nash as consultants.

Main Website: http://tabsir.net/?page_id=2903