MUST-READS

• Iraq
  As war rages in the north, southern Iraq makes a bid for autonomy

  The historic canals that earned this city its nickname of the Venice of the Middle East are clogged with trash. In some neighborhoods, the garbage is piled so high it blocks streets.

• Pakistan
  Pakistan police targeted in deadly Lahore blast

  Explosion kills at least five people outside a shopping plaza near Lahore's police headquarters, officials say.

• Saudi Military
  4 Saudi crew members killed in military chopper crash

  Four crew members of a military helicopter were killed when the aircraft crashed during a night training exercise along the Kingdom's borders with Iraq and Kuwait, the Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday.

• Saudi - UAE Relations
  Why King Salman broke royal protocol

  The recent visit to Riyadh of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, with the gesture of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to receive his guest at the airport, is a clear indication that strategic relations have now been taken to a new level, opening up a new chapter in inter-Arab ties.

  • Arab News - New era in Saudi-UAE ties
• Biometrics
  Saudi Arabia plans biometric tender for education system

  The Ministry of Education plans to divide the project into three stages: Firstly, the system will be deployed in ministry headquarters, then education offices and finally all boys and girls schools. The ministry plans complete the application of the first stage of the system within one year, the second within three months and the final stage in another six months.

• Aviation
  Saudi aviation authority deflects blame for delay in new airlines

  The awarding of domestic licences to the foreign airlines last year was an unprecedented move to help the kingdom cope with surging demand for domestic travel. There are presently only two Saudi airlines operating within the kingdom and both are struggling to withstand government-set ticket costs that have barely been increased for decades.

  • Arabian Business/Reuters - How Gulf banks are helping to underwrite region's aviation boom
• Dhahran Saudi Aramco
  Inside a Saudi Arabian Oil Giant’s American Oasis

  Dhahran is a 22.5 square-mile gated compound built for the American expatriate workers of Aramco, the biggest oil company in the world. Now owned by the Saudi state, Aramco was originally founded in 1933 as a U.S.-Saudi joint venture.

  • Bloomberg - Saudi Aramco Seeks Partners in Plan to Build Worker Homes
• GCC Wealth
  UAE, Saudi Arabia Control 74% Of GCC’s Private Wealth

  Most of the GCC region’s private wealth (74 per cent) is controlled by affluent individuals in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, according to a new study by Strategy&, formerly Booz & Company. The study estimated that there are nearly 1.6 million wealthy households in the GCC, with total investable assets worth $2.2 trillion. Out of these, around 44 per cent of wealth resided in Saudi Arabia while 30 per cent resided in the UAE, as of 2013.

• Petrochemicals
  Saudi-Dow Chemical $20 Billion Chemical Plant Going Ahead

  Middle Eastern petrochemical plants, which use natural gas, are becoming less competitive than plants that use oil after crude prices declined, Sharma said. Chemical prices are also falling because of lower oil prices, he said. Sadara will be the first plant in the Middle East to use naphtha, a refined oil product, Al Hamid said.

• IT Market
  Research and Markets: IT Market in Saudi Arabia 2015-2019: Key Vendors are HP, IBM, Microsoft & Oracle | Business Wire | Rock Hill Herald Online

  One major trend in the market is the implementation of e-government services to enhance the public experience. E-government initiatives help to increase operational efficiency and accelerate growth.

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