Al-Monitor Daily Briefing: Saudi suppression of Shiites threatens Canadian arms deal

Having trouble viewing this email Click [here]( [Al-Monitor]( Daily Briefing [Facebook]( [twitter]( [E-Mail](mailto:?subject=Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East&body=) [RSS]( [Saudi suppression of Shiites threatens Canadian arms deal]( [A Saudi special forces member holds his weapon as he walks in the town of Awamiya, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 9, 2017. Awamiya has been the site of clashes between Shiites and the Saudi Arabian National Guard this year.] Bruce Riedel for Al-Monitor If Canada cancels a lucrative arms deal with Saudi Arabia over the use of Canadian-sold arms against civilians, it could affect Riyadh's ability to purchase US and UK arms as well. [What’s next for GCC-Iraq ties after Sadr's UAE visit?]( Giorgio Cafiero for Al-Monitor [South Yemen leader vows to continue fight against 'rebels' in north]( Mohannad Obeid for Al-Monitor [Iranian film sheds new light on security services]( Zahra Alipour for Al-Monitor [Moderate appointed to head Iran’s Expediency Council]( Al-Monitor Staff for Al-Monitor [Armed disputes reveal Iraqi Christians' discord]( Saad Salloum for Al-Monitor [Israel pushes security ties while Cairo, Amman embassies sit empty]( Akiva Eldar for Al-Monitor [Tulkarm aims to renovate century-old Ottoman train tunnel]( Ibrahim Abdelhadi for Al-Monitor [Turkey faces Kurdish quandary in Iraq, Syria]( Semih Idiz for Al-Monitor [Corruption, nepotism obvious under Erdogan]( Pinar Tremblay for Al-Monitor [Trump administration presses Middle East on religious freedom]( Laura Rozen for Al-Monitor [Photo of the day] [Smoke rises after an airstrike during fighting between members of the Syrian Democratic Forces and Islamic State militants in Raqqa, Syria, Aug. 15, 2017. ]( [View slideshow>]( [MEM1]( [Egypt]( [Gulf]( [Iran]( [Iraq]( [Israel]( [Lebanon]( [Palestine]( [Syria]( [Turkey]( [Congress]( [Russia / MidEast](  [Al-Monitor]( [Facebook]( [twitter]( [E-Mail](mailto:?subject=Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East&body=) [RSS]( © 2017 AL-MONITOR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED| [PRIVACY]( | [FEEDBACK]( By accessing this site, you accept our [VISITOR AGREEMENT](. Please read it. This email was sent to {EMAIL} If you do not want to receive these emails [unsubscribe]( Al-Monitor · 1850 K St NW · Suite 1225 · Washington, DC 20006 · USA