MUST-READS

• Syria
  Turkey-Syria clashes escalate as 800,000 displaced people battle bitter temperatures

  Despite continued talks between Russia and Turkey no new cease-fire or de-escalation agreement has been reached between the two sides. Instead, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Wednesday to escalate the conflict beyond Idlib’s borders if another Turkish soldier was hurt.

• Libya
  Perspective: Macron’s Plan to End the Libyan Conflict Only Made Things Worse

  Today Libya is a nation in name only. Haftar’s forces have laid siege to Tripoli for 10 months, and France is increasingly marginalized in a region where it was once the dominant player. When Libya is discussed this weekend at the Munich Security Conference, it will be Russia and Turkey who are the diplomatic heavyweights.

• Tourism
  Giga projects drive tourism in Saudi Arabia

  The PIF has announced that Amaala will sit alongside Neom and the Red Sea Project as part of the giga-projects investment portfolio, helping to establish a unique tourism ecosystem, supporting economic diversification and creating high-value job opportunities.

• Turkey in the Region
  Saudi Arabia accuses Turkey of supporting extremist militias in three Arab countries

  Al-Jubeir stated in a press conference on the sidelines of his visit to the Romanian capital, Bucharest, to meet officials there, on Thursday: “We oppose Turkey’s incursion into Syria, and we oppose Turkey’s support for militias in Somalia, Syria and Libya.”

• Saudi Cinema
  Love on Saudi Arabia’s silver screens

  The love story is a relatively new concept in Saudi movies, but filmmakers and actors are finding they are increasingly able to portray this aspect of life from the Kingdom’s perspective.

• Raytheon
  SEC probes Raytheon over payments in Middle East

  Raytheon received a subpoena from regulators as part of an investigation into the company and a joint venture with France's Thales SA, Raytheon said in a securities filing Wednesday. The SEC has asked for information about payments by Raytheon, the joint venture or any intermediaries acting on their behalf in certain Middle Eastern countries dating back to 2014, the company said.

• Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index
  China Remains World’s Leading Emerging Market; Saudi #6

  The strongest clusters of emerging markets are in the Arabian Gulf and Southeast Asia, thanks to business-friendly conditions and core strengths – the Gulf's energy wealth and Southeast Asian manufacturing power – that draw logistics activity.

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• Gulf Shipping
  US warship seizes suspected Iranian weapons in Arabian Sea

  The US military said in a statement on Thursday that its guided-missile cruiser, the USS Normandy, boarded a dhow, a traditional sailing vessel, in the Arabian Sea on Sunday. "The weapons seized include 150 'Dehlavieh' anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM), which are Iranian-manufactured copies of Russian Kornet ATGMs," the statement said.

• Middle East Peace
  Top EU diplomat wants European strategy for Middle East peace

  Criticizing the US Middle East peace plan, the EU's foreign policy chief said the bloc needs a strategy to end unrest between Israelis and Palestinians. He said he hopes both sides could accept the EU as a mediator.

• 5G
  STC launches its first 5G smart campus in Saudi Arabia

  The new Smart Campus will facilitate the introduction of different service standards for enterprises, oil rigs, gas exploration, education, medical treatment, mining and other industries with diversified and remote infrastructure to resolve challenges related to capacity, density, coverage, security, high operational cost and complex management.

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