MUST-READS

• Archeology
  The giant stone circles in the Middle East no one can explain

  In the 1920s, a mustachioed British commander named Lionel Rees set out across the deserts of what would become Jordan. Snapping some of the earliest archaeological aerial photographs, he observed numerous immense, nearly perfect stone circles. “All three are almost exact circles, are different from anything else in the country,” he wrote in the journal Antiquity.

• Turkey
  The Middle East ‘mastermind’ who worries Erdogan

  Erdogan spoke openly of this “mastermind” for the fist time, but this conspiratorial view of the world has been promoted by the pro-Erdogan media over the past three years — ever since Turkish foreign policy began to face unexpected troubles.

• Investment
  Why Foreign investment is elusive for MENA startups

  But why can’t they raise funds while remaining in the Middle East? “In the hierarchy of  Silicon Valley venture firms,” says Nasr, “the focus is generally on the Bay Area first, California second, and the rest of the US after that. Most US VCs don’t have a presence or much awareness outside North America. When you’re investing, one of the most important things is the market; so other than very big markets such as China, India or Brazil, there is not much interest or appetite.”

• Israel-Palestine
  Jerusalem train line destined to connect Jews and Arabs has widened bitter divide

  When it opened three years ago, the Jerusalem Light Rail was hailed by city boosters as a symbol of coexistence, a whispery smooth ride across some of the most bitterly fought real estate in history.

• Iran
  British-Iranian Activist Ghoncheh Ghavami Sentenced To A Year In Prison For Trying To Watch A Volleyball Game

  Ghoncheh Ghavami, a British-Iranian woman from Shepherd’s Bush in London, has reportedly been sentenced to a year in prison for trying to watch a men’s volleyball match.

• Islamic State
  Islamic State ‘kills 322’ from single Sunni tribe

  Mass killings by Islamic State militants have seen 322 members of an Iraqi Sunni tribe killed in western Anbar province, Iraq's government says.

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• Car Sales
  Saudi Arabia’s car market sees record sales during H1

  Research compiled by motory.com, a Saudi-based automotive portal, showed Toyota topped the sales chart, despite numerous recent recalls, capturing a 35 percent share of the market with over 150,000 vehicles sold.

• MERS
  Three new MERS deaths reported in Saudi Arabia

  Three people in Saudi Arabia have died from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus and three others have been infected, Makkah daily reported on Sunday.

• Sipchem
  Saudi Sipchem says unit to shut methanol plant for maintenance

  Saudi International Petrochemical Co Sipchem said on Monday one of its affiliates will shut a methanol plant for around three weeks for maintenance and some repairs.

• Finance
  Moody’s outlook for Saudi banking system remains stable

  The outlook for the Saudi Arabian banking system remains stable, unchanged since September 2009, said Moody’s Investors Service.

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