MUST-READS

• Full transcript: Prince Bandar bin Sultan’s interview on Israel-Palestine conflict

  Prince Bandar is Saudi Arabia’s former ambassador to the US and served as director general of the Saudi Intelligence Agency from 2012 to 2014 and the head of the National Security Council from 2005 to 2015.

  • Al-Arabiya - Part 2 | Prince Bandar bin Sultan on Yasser Arafat's failed Palestine deals
  • Bloomberg - Senior Saudi Royal Turns Up Heat on ‘Failed’ Palestinian Leaders
• The Still-Growing Threat of Iran’s Chosen Proxy in Iraq

  The group’s influence has expanded enormously in recent years, and the militia has become the most reliable proxy for Iran to further its ambitions in Iraq. In Lebanon, Hizballah plays this role. In Yemen, it is the Houthi Ansar Allah that helps Iran expand its influence. In Iraq, Kata’ib Hizballah is emerging as the main group that implements Iran’s plans.

• France to hold aid conference for Lebanon in November

  France will hold a humanitarian aid conference for Lebanon in November, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday. The conference was initially planned for the end of October.

• Perspective: How the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict could ignite a Middle East flare-up

  If claims of direct Turkish assistance prove correct, pressure would mount on Russia to help Armenia, which has a security agreement with Moscow. Any Russian intervention could, in turn, make it difficult for the West to remain on the sidelines. In addition, any direct involvement by Turkey leading to large-scale Armenian casualties could also pose a difficult dilemma for the West and send tensions soaring.

• Turkey and UAE openly flouting UN arms embargo to fuel war in Libya

  Turkey and the United Arab Emirates are carrying out regular and increasingly blatant violations of the UN arms embargo on Libya, fuelling a proxy war that is evading political solutions, a joint investigation by the Guardian has found. Flight data and satellite images show both nations using large-scale military cargo planes to funnel in goods and fighters to forces or proxies inside Libya, routinely violating the 2011 UN arms embargo despite political promises to abstain.

• Women in Saudi Arabia are reaping rewards of reforms, envoy tells UN

  Women’s rights is one of the issues that has benefited most from recent reforms and development projects in Saudi Arabia, according to a member of the Kingdom’s permanent delegation to the UN. During a speech to the Third Committee on Tuesday, during the 75th session of the General Assembly, Mohammed Khashaan, second secretary of the Saudi mission to the UN, highlighted the range and scale of measures his government has implemented in the past few years. The committee examines social, humanitarian, cultural and human rights issues affecting people all over the world.

• Pro Golfers Georgia Hall and Charley Hull to play in Saudi Arabia ‘women’s week’

  The English stars will head to the Middle East to play for a bumper prize fund of $1m in the Aramco Saudi Ladies International, which will be followed by the unique Saudi Ladies Team International just two days later.

• How banks and insurers in Saudi Arabia are faring during Covid

  Given the widespread healthcare crisis, the first half of this year could have been disastrous for the insurance sector – riddled with heavy claims. Thankfully for the sector, the government very quickly took the financial burden for the pandemic off the insurance industry, covering treatment costs for citizens and residents in the country. In fact, the Kingdom’s government even extended its coverage to those living illegally in the Saudi Arabia.

• Saudi Arabia advances five places in global digital competitiveness

  Saudi Arabia also witnessed a qualitative leap and unprecedented progress in the Technology Index, jumping 14 spots, and the Future Readiness Index, jumping 10 spots. This reflects the Kingdom’s government placing the issue of digital technology at the centre of its priorities, and its work to harmonise Saudi laws and practices with the digital space and transform the Kingdom into a pioneer in the field of digital technology implementation. The Kingdom was ranked among the top 10 among the G20 countries, ahead of Italy, Russia, Turkey, and Brazil.

• 90% of young Saudis get their news via social media: Survey

  That represents a sharp rise in the number of young people in the Kingdom relying on platforms such as Twitter and WhatsApp, rather than more traditional news outlets. Four years ago, only 14 percent used social media as their main news source.

  • The National - Arab Youth Survey 2020: United States' standing rises as young people view Iran as greatest enemy
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