MUST-READS

• Extremist Rehabilitation
  Saudi reform center for jihadists offers alternatives to extremists

  The Saudis claim the three-month program has a success rate of over 80 percent. And Col. Omar Al-Zalal told us financial incentives are a powerful factor.

• Counter Extremism Measures
  Riyadh fears Islamic State wants sectarian war in Saudi Arabia

  The authorities have identified between 2,000-2,100 Saudi citizens who have fought in Syria since its crisis began in 2011, of whom around 600 have returned, he said. Of those numbers, only about 200 had left Saudi Arabia since the February decree while around 170 had come back.

• Succession
  Saudi Arabia: Why succession could become a princely tussle

  With the Middle East in an unprecedented state of turmoil, the need for smooth and orderly transfers of power in Saudi Arabia - ruled by a 90-year-old infirm monarch - has become more crucial than ever - but who will inherit the kingdom in the coming years is a thorny issue yet to be resolved.

• Tunisian Elections
  A Big Step Forward: Tunisia’s Fragile Democratic Consolidation

  Yet, even as they celebrate Tunisia’s progress, U.S. policy makers and others in the international community should avoid the tendency to advance an election-centric perspective—one that privileges electoral progress above all else in democratic transitions. Indeed, the consolidation of democracy in Tunisia, and the rest of the region, will require far more than elections. In particular, it will require the careful incubation of political compromise skills, particularly the willingness to share power with bitter rivals.

• U.S. Military Strategy
  Air-Sand Battle

  Among the ideas under scrutiny are the relevance of ground forces and whether state actors pose the most dangerous threat to the U.S. homeland and global security. For the military services, the debate over these assumptions will directly affect their size, budget, and the types of weapons they buy.

• Alhokair
  Saudi Arabia’s Alhokair Follows Emaar With Mall Unit IPO

  Saudi Arabia’s Fawaz Alhokair Group plans to raise $2 billion from the initial public offering of its Arabian Centres malls unit, surpassing a similar sale by rival Dubai operator Emaar Properties PJSC (EMAAR) earlier this year.

• Economy
  G-20: Saudi Arabia’s focus on economic policy

  The ninth summit of the G-20 heads of government to be held in the Australian city of Brisbane on Nov. 15 and Nov. 16 is different from the crisis meeting held in 2008 to save the world economy from falling into the abyss. But it is of no less importance considering the myriad challenges of tackling widening global inequality, poverty, unemployment and stuttering growth.

  • SUSRIS - G20 Leaders’ Communiqué
  • Al Arabiya - Saudi Arabia, the G20 summit and oil
• Women
  ‘Saudi women can succeed’: The creative response to entrepreneurship

  Apart from these well-known Saudi women there are also many others who are successful wedding planners, fashion designers, jewelry designers, chefs, photographers and consultants. All of these women reflect the entrepreneurial spirit; they are prolific and self-driven and they have taken on a role in life and have proven one thing: “Saudi women can succeed”.

• Football
  FIFA President Blatter completes Saudi Arabia visit

  FIFA President Blatter on Thursday evening completed a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia. In the capital city Riyadh, he officially inaugurated Goal Project 1, the Leaders Institute Football Turf, set to become a fundamental pillar for Saudi Arabia’s youth and grassroots activities, and delivered a speech at the Sports Investment Forum in which he stressed the importance of investing in football as a way to “promote development and education across the world.”

• Sultan Qaboos and Oman
  The Only Sultan I’ve Ever Known

  When Qaboos ousted his father in 1970 in a British-backed coup, the country was a backwater. In a much-cited statistic, the entirety of Oman had two hospitals and six miles of paved road. Since then, the country has transformed into a modern oil-exporting state with highways, universities, and a per capita GDP of $22,181. Unsurprisingly, most Omanis separate their country's history into two stages: before and after Qaboos.

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