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• ISLAMIC STATE
  Syria warns against U.S. strikes on Islamic State on its soil

  Syria warned the Obama administration on Monday not to extend its air war against the Islamic State group into Syria, as the militants celebrated another key victory over government forces in the north of the country.

  • The Atlantic: Opinion - The Problem With Bombing ISIS
  • Foreign Policy - The Islamic State's Homefield Advantage
  • Yahoo! - U.N. accuses Islamic State of mass killings
  • Bloomberg - U.S. Won’t Consult Syria on Militant Strikes: White House
• ISIL
  Assad Policies Aided Rise of Islamic State Militant Group

  Earlier in the three-year-old Syrian uprising, Mr. Assad decided to mostly avoid fighting the Islamic State to enable it to cannibalize the more secular rebel group supported by the West, the Free Syrian Army, said Izzat Shahbandar, an Assad ally and former Iraqi lawmaker who was Baghdad's liaison to Damascus. The goal, he said, was to force the world to choose between the regime and extremists.

  • New York Times - Response to Attack Reflects Iraq’s Sectarian Divide
  • BBC - Iraq forces defeat militant push to take oil refinery
  • Reuters - Turkey struggles as 'lone gatekeeper' against Islamic State recruitment
  • Al-Shorfa - ISIL's use of the Prophet's stamp an affront to Islam: Saudi clerics
  • Reuters - Britain close to identifying beheading suspect
• Iraq Crisis
  Militants’ Siege on Mountain in Iraq Is Over, Pentagon Says

  Defense Department officials said late Wednesday that United States airstrikes and Kurdish fighters had broken the Islamic militants’ siege of Mount Sinjar, allowing thousands of the Yazidis trapped there to escape.

• Shale
  Euphoria over shale gas ‘surge’ pointless

  While euphoria over the ongoing shale revolution and the energy independence of the Americas continue, yet, there are people - cautioning and asserting - the phenomenon is short-lived and the world would continue to be dependent on the energy- rich Middle East in medium to long term.

• Tadawul Opening
  Why Saudi Arabia Is Big News That May Not Affect You

  Investors would have to apply for licenses with the qualifications including $5 billion assets under management globally, with each license holder only able to purchase 5% of a company, and only 20% total foreign ownership of a company.

  • Arab News - Foreign buying in Saudi stocks jumps
  • Think Advisor - Opening of Saudi Bourse Increases Investment Appeal
• Pakistan
  Taliban In Pakistan Derail World Polio Eradication

  Today the militant group continues to threaten to kill not only vaccinators but also parents who get their children immunized. That threat has had a chilling effect on anti-polio efforts nationwide.

• Parents told to monitor children for drug abuse

  Parents told to monitor children for drug abuse

  • Saudi Post delivers passports to homes
  • Haram cops stabbed
  • ‘Observe Ramadan in the true spirit of Islam’
  • Twitter account of Interior Ministry to keep detainees’ families informed
• How to welcome the holy month | Arab News — Saudi Arabia News, Middle East News, Opinion, Economy and more.

  God says in the Qur’an: “O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint. “(Fasting) for a fixed number of days; but if any of you is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed number (should be made up) from days later.

• Management Tips to Boost Workplace Productivity

  Managing people is perhaps one of the most challenging jobs created by man. Being an expert in your field has nothing to do with being able to manage or lead, so if you’re reading this article hoping to learn the magical way to motivate your team to be more productive; don’t be surprised when you know that the process starts with you! Here are 3 things you need to do to boost workplace productivity:   1. Improve the way you communicate Don’t be one of those managers who expect people to read their minds before they start running around the place to execute. Make your action plan clear by breaking it down to a few simple phrases and communicating with your staff over and over again until every one of them has completely internalized your goals. Try using various ways to communicate the same thing, for example, have a meeting in which you discuss the action plan in detail then send an email summarizing and repeating. If you are not sure you’ve been heard, follow up with another presentation. Don’t be afraid of being too creative. Be ready to do it all over again when a change in business priorities or the competitive environment calls for it. Provide ongoing updates and clearly spell out the overall goals so that your team knows which items to complete first on their to-do lists. Encourage open, clear, and constant communication so that the company culture is a transparent on

• SOCIAL MEDIA
  Why Terrorists Love Twitter

  “Try to think like a terrorist for a second. Would you like to get—free-of-charge—satellite services? Of course, you would,” says Gabriel Weimann. “Now think about Google Earth.”

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