Revellers enjoy the atmosphere during the opening day, or “Chupinazo,” of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta on July 6th, 2017, in Pamplona, Spain.
Saudi Arabia's execution of Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr demonstrates that Riyadh is able to act with growing impunity in the Middle East. It also signals a potentially dangerous shift in American-Saudi relations.