MUST-READS

• Global Oil Production
  MAP: Middle East Energy Production, Chokepoints

  The countries in the Middle East are sitting on oceans of oil and gas. So, whenever there's any news about escalating tension or turmoil in the Middle East, we can't help but wonder how much energy is exposed to disruption. This map helps to answer those questions.

• Egypt
  Egypt security forces kill five militants

  The militants “opened fire” after security forces raided a farm where they were hiding and preparing bombs, Egypt’s interior ministry said in a statement.

• Awamiya Clash
  Police kill suspects in northern Saudi Arabia

  Saudi security forces have killed four armed men in a clash in Awamiya region, the Interior Ministry said.

  • Reuters - 'the deadliest incident in recent years in Awamiya'
• Trade Customs
  New customs system to ease flow of goods

  It permits tax-free and duty-free temporary export and import of goods for up to one year, eliminating the need to purchase temporary import bonds. As long as the goods are re-exported within the allotted timeframe, no duties or taxes are due. Failure to re-export all or some of the goods listed on the Carnet results in the payment of applicable duties and taxes. Failure to remit those duties results in a claim from the foreign customs service to the importer’s home country.

• Raif Badawi
  Princeton professor and others offer to take 1,000 lashes for Saudi blogger Raif Badawi

  A Princeton University professor and a prominent Muslim American figure, as well as five other religious freedom advocates, are offering to take 100 lashes each for imprisoned blogger Raif Badawi who was sentenced by Saudi Arabia to 1,000 lashes for insulting his country's clerics.

• Turkey
  Opinion: Playing It Straight With Turkey

  In the interest of good analysis, it is important to understand the issues about which the Turks can be fairly criticized and those where assailing them does not make a lot of sense.

  • Aljazeera - Opinion: How Turkey misread the Kurds
• Border Security
  Saudi Issues Shoot On Sight Order For Border Infiltrators

  Saudi Arabia has issued orders to its border security forces to shoot any infiltrators trying to cross into the country illegally on site, local media reported.

• Saudi Football
  Saudi Arabia eliminates North Korea 4-1 at Asia Cup

  With a small but vocal group chanting the name of Kim Jong Un during the match, North Korea was eliminated from the Asian Cup on Wednesday after losing to Saudi Arabia 4-1. Mohammed Al Sahlawi scored two goals in two minutes for Saudi Arabia, while Naif Hazazi and Nawaf Al Abid added the others. Ryang Yong Gi had given the North Koreans the lead in the 11th minute.

• Saudi Football
  Loss to China compounds Saudi Arabia’s woes at Asian Cup

  It has not been a good start to the Asian Cup for Saudi Arabia. After just one match the Green Falcons are in trouble and luck seems against them.

  Once a powerhouse of Asian football, winning the title three times and making the final three more times between 1984 and 2007, the Saudis are suddenly struggling, much of it caused by their own doing.

• U.S. Air Force
  The U.S. Air Force Has a Spy Ship — Yes, Ship — in the Persian Gulf

  The U.S. Air Force quietly keeps a small, inconspicuous spy ship in the Persian Gulf, presumably in order to keep an eye on Iran’s missile launches. Technically speaking, USNS Invincible—a 224-foot vessel displacing a mere 2,800 tons—belongs to Military Sealift Command, the quasi-civilian branch of the Navy that operates America’s military logistics ship and other specialist vessels.

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