If Saudi Arabia’s transformation is to be executed successfully, policy makers, businesses, and foreign investors will have to navigate indicators, signals, and challenges to reach milestones along the way, writes Alexander Damianou.

This week, a North Korean delegation arrives in South Korea for the Olympics; Mexican journalists flee for their lives; the war in Syria intensifies; and more.

To counter extremist groups’ recruiting efforts, the United States must amplify the voices and stories of defectors and women, Mr. Haroon Ullah said during an event hosted by the Pacific Council and the USC Center on Public Diplomacy.

This week, an extreme drought causes Cape Town to drastically cut down on its water use; North and South Korea agree to march under a common flag in next month’s Winter Olympics; Saudi Arabia injects $2 billion into Yemen’s central bank; and more.