MUST-READS

• U.S. Public Opinion
  In U.S., Worries About Terrorism, Race Relations Up Sharply

  Out of 15 domestic issues, Americans' concerns about terrorism and race relations have risen most sharply over the past year. The percentage of Americans who worry "a great deal" about the possibility of a terrorist attack (51%) climbed 12 percentage points from 2014 to 2015, while concerns about race relations (28%) surged 11 points. Americans' worries about illegal immigration also climbed over the past year, increasing six points to 39%.

• Jacob Rezaian
  Jason Rezaian caught in feud between President Rouhani and Iran hardliners

  Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter detained in Iran for nearly eight months, is the victim of internal rivalries between powerful senior figures in the Islamic republic, with hardliners accusing him of gaining privileged access to information through the nephew of the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani.

• Bahrain
  Does Iran have a card to play in Bahrain?

  “Everywhere, except in Bahrain, movements descended into violence. This is not because the people of Bahrain are incapable of using weapons or that weapons cannot be delivered to Bahrain. Bahrain is like any other country in the world and it is possible to send weapons and fighters even to the most tightly controlled countries in the world."

  • Small Wars Journal - Iran’s Involvement in Bahrain
• U.S. Diplomatic Security
  US embassy closure in Saudi Arabia continues for fourth day

  he United States embassy in Saudi Arabia remained close to the public for a fourth straight day on Wednesday because of unspecified security concerns. “The consular services remain suspended,” embassy press officer Johann Schmonsees said, adding that other embassy business continues as usual. No visa and other consular services are being offered at the embassy in the Saudi capital and at consulates general in Jeddah and Dhahran.

• Saudi Stock Market
  Could opening the Tadawul to foreigners be the worst timed stock market launch since the Nasdaq Dubai?

  Although no fixed date has been announced, investors are anticipating that Tadawul will open to foreign investment by large investors in the first half of 2015, with plans already at an advanced stage. The Capital Markets Authority of Saudi Arabia published draft regulations on the types of funds that will be able to invest at the end of 2014, sparking excitement across the markets.

• Islamic Economy
  Islamic economy presents significant opportunity for MENA entrepreneurs

  Saeed Farook had listed the seven pillars of the Islamic economy, namely: funding in accordance with Islamic principles, halal products, tourism, digital economy, Islamic designs and art, Islamic standards, and Islamic knowledge, stressing the fact that Islamic economy "represents the opportunity of a lifetime."

• Saudi Aramco
  Saudi Aramco Shares Strategies for Navigating Economic Downturn at MEOS 2015

  “The challenge of keeping up during a downturn is more complicated today than ever before,” he said. “But we have seen how that approach to a spending crunch plays out. Indeed, we are still living with the consequences. The reduced investment in technology and talent that characterized the 1980s and early ‘90s should remind us that repercussions can be lasting.”

• Border Security
  Saudi forces wrap up weeks-long exercise on Iraq border

  Saudi security forces on Wednesday ended a weeks-long exercise on the Iraqi border where three troopers died in a January attack blamed on "terrorists." Border Guards and other interior ministry units have been conducting daily training as part of the "first joint tactical" exercise north of Arar city, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

• Retail
  Saudi retail market reaches $99 billion

  The volume of retail market in the Kingdom is exceeding SR370 billion, 44 percent of which is represented by the food sector, or SR160 billion, local media said quoting an expert.

• Saudi Labor Ministry
  Saudi ministry unveils mechanism for transfer of sponsorship

  The Saudi Labor Ministry unveiled on Tuesday the mechanism for the transfer of sponsorship of expatriate workers hired for projects, which are stalled, to new contractors, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

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