MUST-READS

• Iraq
  Twin suicide bombing kills 70 in Baghdad’s deadliest attack this year

  A twin suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State killed 70 people in a Shi'ite district of Baghdad on Sunday in the deadliest attack inside the capital this year, as militants launched an assault on its western outskirts.

  • Aljazeera - Iraq's popular demobilisation
• IMF and GCC
  Commentary: Tough Love or Useful Ally? IMF Recommendations for Taxes in GCC

  The IMF can be a useful foil for governments seeking to implement fiscal and monetary policy reform packages.

• Egyptian Start Ups
  Egypt’s other uprising: Start-up companies are flourishing

  Despite years of upheaval, a struggling economy, and increasing repression under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt's start-up sector is thriving.

• Kuwait
  Opinion: The curse of history and demons of the past

  Today, Kuwait no longer fears Iraqi invasion and occupation, but rather, we are worried about Iraq’s destabilising, failed-state status

• U.S.-Israel
  Americans’ Views Toward Israel Remain Firmly Positive

  Americans' views about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remained steady over the past year, with 62% of Americans saying their sympathies lie more with the Israelis and 15% favoring the Palestinians.

• Saudi Aramco
  Aramco invites tenders for $2bn clean fuels project

  Saudi Aramco has released tenders for the delayed $2bn clean fuels project at Ras Tanura, The Wall Street Journal has reported quoting people familiar with the matter.

• PPPs
  Saudi Arabia’s policy reforms to boost PPPs

  Saudi Arabia’s plans to implement wide-ranging institutional changes to put its fiscal policy on a sustainable footing would give an unprecedented impetus to public-private partnerships’(PPPs) in the kingdom, said experts.

• Travel and Tourism Development
  Saudi tourism says 66 islands ready for investment

  Rustom Al-Kubaisi, head of Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage branch in Jizan, said development on the uninhabited islands has started, according to Arab News.

• Foreign Assets
  Saudi central bank net foreign assets fall 2.4 pct in January

  Net foreign assets at Saudi Arabia's central bank dropped 2.4 percent from the previous month to 2.23 trillion riyals ($594.6 billion) in January, central bank data showed on Sunday.

• U.S.-Saudi
  Saudi Arabia seeks US investment to plug gap in oil revenues

  Saudi Arabia has drawn up a new strategy to convince US companies to invest in the kingdom, as it struggles to deal with the impact of sharply lower oil prices. Officials have been contacting a host of US corporations as Riyadh looks to increase foreign investment in its stuttering economy and boost employment, according to people familiar with the matter.

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