MUST-READS

• Saudi Arabia: Perspective
  Video: Former Ambassador Chas Freeman discusses US, Saudi Arabia relations

  CCTV America's Asieh Namdar interviewed Chas Freeman, a former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, for more on the United States' relationship with the country.

  • Bloomberg - Opinion: Saudi Window of Tolerance Slammed Shut With Islamic State’s Rise
• Women in Saudi Arabia
  Audio: What Will New King Mean For Women In Saudi Arabia?

  Melissa Block speaks with Rajaa Al Sanea, a dentist and Saudi writer best known for her novel, Girls of Riyadh. She talks about how women's rights changed and expectations for the new king.

• Olzhas Auyezov
  Saudi Arabia extends gains, Egypt pulls back

  Saudi Arabia's stock market rose in early trade on Wednesday on the back of banks and petrochemicals, while Egypt's bourse retreated from a multi-year high.

• Saudi Oil Policy
  Opinion: Why Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Is Holding Strong on Oil Prices

  What to expect, then, if you believe (as I do) that the Saudis are not primarily driven by geopolitical reasons? Then you will still come to the conclusion that change is unlikely in coming months. Saudi officials remain singed by the experience of the 1980s, when, in the face of a non-OPEC supply surge, Saudi Arabia cut production -- yet was still unable to bolster price. Looking at the changing dynamics of the oil market, particularly in light of the boom in U.S. shale production, Saudi officials are concerned about a repeat performance of that 1980s dynamic.

  • Bloomberg - Goldman Sachs’s Cohn Says Oil Prices May Hit $30 in Extended Slump
  • Seeking Alpha - Oil Supply Accelerating - Saudi Arabia Delivering On Its Promise?
• Tadawul Opening
  Saudi Arabia Still On Track To Open Stock Market In H1 – CMA

  Saudi Arabia is still on track to open its stock market to direct foreign investment in the first half of 2015, the head of the market regulator said on Monday.

• Saudi Foreign Policy
  Will Royal Succession Change Saudi Arabian Role?

  Under Abdullah, Saudi  Arabia matured as a regional power and assumed new commitment, making it harder to revert to an era of backroom diplomacy, the export of piety and the soft power of petrodollars. What’s not yet clear is whether Salman will continue on that road or make subtle but significant changes.

• Saudi - Iran
  Iran Daily: FM Zarif “No Obstacle to Cooperation with Saudi Arabia”

  Throughout the winter, the Iranian regime has been denouncing Saudi Arabia. Amid falling oil prices adding to Tehran’s economic crisis. It has accused Riyadh of being part of a “foreign plot” to undermine Iran and the Islamic World. And only 10 days ago, officials were blaming Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud’s statements on Syria for Zarif’s failure to confirm a breakthrough summit in Saudi Arabia. However, last week before Abdullah’s death, Tehran suddenly shifted. Secretary of the National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, announcing the willingness to talk on all issues, including oil prices and the regional crises.

• Saudi Economy
  Saudi Arabia to maintain expenditure

  Tawfiq al-Rabiah, minister of commerce and industry, told an investment conference in Riyadh that the Arab world’s largest economy was able to maintain expenditure that would then filter through to the private sector while infrastructure investment would boost exports.

• Women in Saudi Arabia
  How Women In Saudi Arabia Lived Under King Abdullah

  Saudi Arabia has never been known as a progressive place for women to live — women there need permission from a male guardian to undergo certain medical procedures. But after the country’s ruler, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, died at 90 this week, one of the most powerful women in the world made a surprising remark about his legacy. Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, said of the king, “In a very discreet way, he was a strong advocate of women.”

• Saudi Governance
  Saudi Arabia’s Smooth Succession: The King is Dead, Long Live the King

  Outsiders can argue the pace of Saudi reforms during his reign, but King Abdullah presided over the steady modernization and liberalization of the Saudi economy. He also focused on the kind of reform that gets far too little attention in the West, but is more critical both in terms of Saudi stability and Saudi human needs. Unlike almost all the other Arab leaders, he reacted to the political upheavals in the Arab world by putting massive resources into supporting a younger generation that needed education, jobs, and the money for marriage and housing.

  • Financial Times - In succession drama, Saudis prize stability above all else
  • MEED - Opinion: Managers not monarchs matter most in Saudi Arabia
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