MUST-READS

• Telecommunications
  Whatsapp to be blocked? Saudi Arabia refutes rumors

  Saudi Arabia’s Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has refuted rumors to block social media applications including WhatsApp and Tango, the Arabic daily al-Watan reported on Monday.

• Oil Output
  Oil market rests on Saudi-Iranian output deal

  The next shift in oil prices may rest on a Saudi-Iranian output deal. Saudi Arabia says it will work with the world’s biggest oil producers to maintain price stability. To be effective, the OPEC kingpin will also have to make room for Iran to add barrels to the flooded market.

• Airports and Aviation
  Saudi’s Gaca to privatise Riyadh’s King Khaled International airport

  Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Civil Aviation (Gaca) will begin to privatise the operations of its airports in 2016, starting with Riyadh’s King Khaled International airport (KKIA), according to a statement from the authority.

• Climate
  Commentary: Will Saudi Arabia’s shift on climate be a positive factor in Paris?

  Under the heading of National Circumstances, the report said right off that Saudi Arabia “exhibits a significant vulnerability” to climate change.

  • MSN - Saudi Arabia at Paris Climate Change Talks
• Saudi Oil Policy
  Implications Of Saudi Oil War With Russia

  The price of oil alone has been devastating to the budget of Russia, but the increased competition in Europe from Saudi Arabia has resulted in loss of business which it can't afford to continue.

• Commodity Markets
  Oil, Copper Slump at Mercy of Saudi Arabia, China

  Dane Davis, commodities research analyst at Barclays, and Bloomberg's Javier Blas discuss how Saudi Arabia, OPEC and China are impacting the commodities slump in oil and metals.

• Yemen
  In Yemen, a Saudi War Fought With U.S. Help

  The unexploded cluster bombs are an increasingly common sight in Yemen’s farms and small villages, a visible reminder of Saudi Arabia’s continuing air war there – and of Washington’s large but little-known role in arming and fueling Riyadh’s warplanes.

  • Al Monitor - Sudan gets $2.2B for joining Saudi Arabia, Qatar in Yemen war
• Saudi Economy
  Saudi Arabia and the curious case of Gorbachev anxiety

  The tentative steps Saudi Arabia is taking towards economic liberalisation are, it seems, unleashing a strong case of Soviet-era glasnost and perestroika anxiety among Saudi upper echelons.

• Chocolate
  Saudi Arabia: Second in ME in Chocolate Importscolate

  Arab region and Gulf in particular is known for its passion for sweets, as the value of this sector has amounted to $10 billion, with growth of 12% annually, which is the highest in the world.

• Weather
  Floods of hail in Saudi

  Residents in some parts of Saudi Arabia were urged to stay inside following the heavy rains . In Qassim, floods were laden with snow as shown in videos sent by Al Arabiya’s viewers.

  • Al Arabiya - Saudi in his car trying to cross through strong floods
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