MUST-READS

• NWC
  National Water Plans $1.1 Billion of Saudi Infrastructure

  Saudi Arabia’s largest water supplier is planning 4 billion riyals ($1.1 billion) of infrastructure projects in the desert kingdom for early next year.

• Foreign Students in U.S.
  Chinese and Saudis lead foreign student surge at U.S. colleges and universities

  There were 886,052 foreigners enrolled in U.S. higher education in the 2013-2014 school year, the Institute of International Education and the State Department said in a report called “Open Doors.” The total rose more than 66,000 compared with 2012-2013, the eighth straight year of growth. Chinese students make up 31 percent of foreign enrollment, the largest single bloc. Their total grew 17 percent, to about 274,000. The number of Saudi students grew 21 percent, to nearly 54,000. Saudi Arabia now ranks fourth as a student exporter to the United States.

• Israel-Palestine
  Jerusalem synagogue: Palestinians kill Israeli worshippers

  Four Israelis have been killed and eight injured as two men armed with a pistol and meat cleavers attacked a West Jerusalem synagogue, police say. The attackers - Palestinians from East Jerusalem - were shot dead.

  • Washington Post - Synagogue ‘terror’ attack in Jerusalem leaves 4 dead
• U.S. Anti-ISIS Strategy in Iraq
  Hagel says US speeding up training of Iraqi forces

  Hagel's spokesman, Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, said later that Austin believes getting an early start on training Iraqi forces in Anbar may prompt other countries with a stake in the fight against Islamic State to commit trainers to Iraq. Approaching the problem of ill-trained and poorly motivated Iraqi soldiers as a coalition rather than as a unilateral U.S. undertaking is a key pillar of U.S. strategy. Partnership is seen as a way of undermining the ideological appeal of Islamic State.

  • Reuters - U.S. Military Chief Says Battle With ISIS Starting to Turn
• Global Oil Transport
  World Oil Transit Chokepoints

  World chokepoints for maritime transit of oil are a critical part of global energy security. About 63% of the world's oil production moves on maritime routes. The Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Malacca are the world's most important strategic chokepoints by volume of oil transit.

• Saudi-Qatar
  Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain end rift with Qatar, return ambassadors

  Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain agreed on Sunday to return their ambassadors to Qatar, signaling an end to an eight-month rift over Doha's support for Islamist groups.

  • SUSRIS - “New Page” in GCC Unity Comes from Riyadh Summit
• Comedy in the Kingdom
  Laughing in the Kingdom: On Saudi YouTube Comedy

  With Internet penetration rates hovering over fifty percent in the kingdom, where daily Internet use is also the highest in the Arab world, Saudi comedians have a massive online market to cater to.

• Saudi Women and Finance
  Saudi Women Have $99 Billion in Bank Deposits

  Government statistics have revealed that Saudi women are holding disposable cash exceeding £64 billion (375 billion Saudi Riyals) in commercial banks. Official statistics published by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday (12 November) confirmed however, that women account for only 7.3 per cent of commercial registrations issued by the ministry.

  • Khaleej Times - Saudi women have $100 billion as bank deposits!
• Yemen
  US drone strike kills 7 terrorists in southern Yemen

  The US reportedly killed seven al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) fighters in a drone strike early this morning in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa. The strike took place in the Azzan region of the province, located about 80 kilometers from the coast and long considered an AQAP stronghold in the country.

• Economy
  Saudi Arabia outpaces global growth for the last five years

  Saudi Arabia has consistently outpaced global growth at an average of 5.5 percent for the last 5 years — a growth rate which is higher than that of MENA and the GCC, Alkhabeer Capital said in is new report which assesses opportunities and challenges for private equity in Saudi Arabia.

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