MUST-READS

• Iran Elections
  Four key things to know about Iran’s election

  For the first time ever, Iranians on Friday voted to elect two key government bodies at the same time: lawmakers to the 290-seat Parliament and 88 members for the Assembly of Experts.

• Hilton Hotels
  Saudi: Hilton’s Embassy to debut in Middle East

  Hilton Worldwide and Hamad Abdulaziz Almousa Trading Group have signed a management agreement to open Embassy by Hilton Riyadh King Fahd Road.

• U.S.-Iran
  Inside the U.S. Navy’s Iran Fiasco

  From mechanical problems to communications breakdowns, new details on how 10 U.S. sailors blundered into Iranian waters and almost sparked an international crisis.

• Cell Towers
  Digital Bridge Said to Be a Lead Bidder in Mobily Tower Sale

  Digital Bridge Holdings is among the leading bidders for Etihad Etisalat Co.’s portfolio of wireless towers in Saudi Arabia, a sale that could fetch as much as $2 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

• War in Yemen
  U.N. says aid ship docks in Yemen after diversion to Saudi Arabia

  A World Food Programme (WFP) ship carrying humanitarian aid offloaded its cargo in Yemen on Wednesday, the United Nations said, after it was diverted to Saudi Arabia last month because it was carrying communications equipment.

• Tourism
  In Saudi Arabia, a Kingdom to Myself

  The trip was my first lesson in what it means to travel in a country full of potential tourist sites that the government is ambivalent about letting foreigners see.

• Philippine Shooting
  Video: Saudi Cleric Survives Assassination Attempt in the Philippines

  The shooting, which took place Tuesday night in the southern Philippine city of Zamboanga, came shortly after the Islamic State placed the Wahhabi preacher on a hit list published in the latest edition of its monthly English-language magazine, Dabiq.

• Saudi Social Media
  Meet Saudi Arabia’s stars of social media

  For a nation whose king calls himself "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques", it's probably not surprising that Saudi Arabia's "superstars" of social media are clerics.

  • BBC - Saudis on Social: Faith, Freedom and Fun
• Lebanon
  Perspective: Saudi Arabia and Iran squabble over Lebanon

  On February 19th Saudi Arabia said it had suspended $4 billion in funding (for the French and Americans) to train and equip the Lebanese army and security forces.

  • Saudi Gazette - Hezbollah a terrorist group: GCC
  • NYT (Paywall) - Saudi Arabia Cuts Billions in Aid to Lebanon, Opening Door for Iran
• AUB
  Soft Power: The American University of Beirut: Video

  The American University of Beirut was founded nearly 150 years ago and is the oldest university in Lebanon.

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