MUST-READS

• Muslim Youth
  Perspective: ISIL is really a revolt by young Muslims against their parents’ generation

  They shout Allah Akbar but they kill in the same way as the Columbine killers in the US. They have the same motivations–frustration, narcissism, nihilism, fascination for death, and suicidal attitudes.”

  • VOA - Islamic State's US Recruits So Diverse They 'Defy Analysis'
• Arms Sales
  The ISIS Fight Is Reshaping US Arms Exports to Its Partners

  By raw value, the $45.8 billion in U.S. arms sales approved in the past 16 months for countries battling the Islamic State and other militants is just a bit more than the $43 billion approved for the same countries over the same duration before coalition airstrikes began. But the kinds of weapons going to those countries — Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and others — have shifted dramatically.

• Global Oil Markets
  Iran, Russia reject idea of joint oil output cuts with Saudi Arabia

  OPEC's policy meeting will be held in Vienna on Friday. OPEC also held a rare informal meeting there on Thursday but the Saudis made no proposals, according to ministers and delegates.

  • CNBC - Why Saudi Arabia won't play nice at OPEC meeting
  • Yahoo - Iran insists on 'right' to raise oil output
  • NPR - As Saudi Arabia Battles Its Oil Rivals, Prices Are Expected To Stay Low
  • CNN Money - Iran's hidden role in Saudi Arabia's cheap oil stance
  • Rigzone - IEA Chief: Saudi Will
• Construction
  Saudi Arabia plans $200bn construction spend in two years

  Saudi Arabia is likely to remain the dominant construction market in the GCC for the foreseeable future with an estimated $200 billion spend in development projects planned over the next two years, said a senior official.

  • Saudi Gazette - Saudi construction market pushing through investments
• War in Yemen
  UAE troops dig in for a long war in Yemen

  Soldiers from the United Arab Emirates, at the head of a Gulf Arab coalition fighting Iran-allied Houthi forces in Yemen, are preparing for a long, tough ground war from their base in the southern port of Aden.

  • ME Eye - Yemeni PM rejects cabinet reshuffle by president: Reports
• Elections in Saudi Arabia
  For Saudi Women, ‘Baby Steps Into This World Of Democracy’

  It's election season in Saudi Arabia, and for the first time, women can vote and campaign for seats on local municipal councils. More than 900 women have put themselves forward as candidates. The ballot is next week, in a small and limited step towards democracy.

• Afghanistan
  As U.S. air war over Afghanistan shrinks, a tug-of-war for Afghan aircraft

  The number of aviation missions the Afghan military has flown this year has climbed dramatically from 2014, as the force faces increasing demand and limited resources because the U.S. military has pulled back on how much help it offers through the air.

• Somalia
  Suspected U.S. Air Strike Targets Islamist Militants in Somalia

  The Somali army said the U.S. carried out an air strike on a southern Somalia town where a resident said Islamist-militant fighters from the al-Shabaab group are active.

• U.S. Marines
  8 Unbelievable Stories From The Second Battle Of Fallujah

  This time of year marks the anniversary of one of the most storied battles in recent Marine Corps history: the Second Battle of Fallujah. The city became the scene of brutal urban combat when American, Iraqi, and British forces launched an all out assault on Nov. 8, 2004, to seize it from Iraqi insurgent hands.

• Iran
  IAEA concludes Iran had active nuclear weapons program until 2003

  The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Wednesday that Iran had an active program to develop a nuclear weapon until the end of 2003, and it said some uncoordinated activities continued until as late as 2009.

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