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• Iran
  Post-Sanction Iran Remains A Country Divided

  Perhaps the greatest schism I witnessed during my visit to Iran was between the conservative Tehran that many in the West imagine when they think of Iran’s Islamic Republic and the wealthy suburbs of North Tehran

  • VOA - Iran Missile Launches Prompt Sanctions Push in US Congress
• Syria
  Key powers mulling possibility of federal division of Syria

  But the idea of federalism for Syria has not been ruled out. In an interview with Al Jazeera on Thursday, de Mistura said "all Syrians have rejected division (of Syria) and federalism can be discussed at the negotiations."

  • FP - Perspective: It’s Time to Seriously Consider Partitioning Syria
  • GRI - Will Syria be partitioned or remain united?
  • Yahoo - Fifth year of war 'worst yet' for Syrians: NGOs
  • Oxfam - How the UN Security Council’s Permanent Members are undermining their own commitments on Syria
  • Defense One - Perspective: America’s ‘Plan B’ for Syria Has a Very Ugly Past
• U.S.-Iran
  Biden Says ‘We Will Act’ If Iran Violates Nuclear Deal

  U.S. Vice President Joe Biden sought to reassure Israel about the Iran nuclear accord it vehemently opposed, saying Washington will take action if the deal is violated.

• Turkey
  Turkey ends anti-PKK operations in mainly Kurdish city

  Turkey's military on Wednesday ended a three-month operation against Kurdish militants in the largest city in the country's mostly Kurdish southeast, which had raised concerns about civilians being caught up in the fighting and the possible destruction to monuments and heritage.

• Syria
  Syria opposition sees fewer truce breaches, U.N. prepares talks

  The Syrian opposition said on Wednesday there had been fewer breaches of a truce agreement by the government and its allies in the past day as a U.N. envoy unveiled plans to resume peace talks next week.

• Anti-ISIS Campaign
  U.S. Attacks ISIS Chemical Weapons Program

  Two facilities were destroyed in airstrikes thanks to intelligence provided by an Iraqi operative held in U.S. custody for the past month.

  • CNN - Leaked ISIS documents reveal fighters' preferences, blood types
  • FP - Kill or Capture: Washington's New ISIS Plan Claims Two
• North Thunder
  ‘Thunder’ in Saudi desert as huge military drill ends

  Regional leaders including Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Sudan's Omar al-Bashir and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif joined Saudi Arabia's King Salman to attend the conclusion, the official Saudi Press Agency said.

  • Al-Arabiya - Saudi Arabia concludes North Thunder exercises
• Riyadh Metro
  Riyadh Metro on schedule despite Saudi spending cuts -official

  The $23 billion Riyadh Metro will be completed on schedule in 2019 and its budget is ring-fenced, a senior official said on Wednesday, quashing speculation the project could be scaled back or delayed following a slump in Saudi Arabia's oil revenues.

• Abdul Latif Jameel
  Abdul Latif Jameel to invest $2bn in Saudi Arabia

  “The economy today is going through a remarkable transition. The range of diversification initiatives being implemented by the government, along with a dynamic consumer market, offers significant potential for local and international investors.”

• Ambassador Abdullah Al-Saud
  Confronting Extremism

  Saudi Arabia is waging a "war of ideas" to prevent the terrorist mindset from taking root among vulnerable populations in our country and around the world, such as the young and the potentially disenfranchised.

  • Huffington Post - Saudi Arabia's New Ambassador To The U.S. Makes His First Pitch
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