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• Ebola and the Hajj
  Saudi Arabia Introduces Ebola Screening Ahead of Haj – Videos

  Saudi Arabia introduces an Ebola screening progam as the country prepares to receive up to three million pilgrams taking part in the annual Haj. They come from all over the world—including West Africa, which is currently experiencing the worst outbreak of the deadly virus on record. Medical staff check all passengers arriving at Jeddah's international airport. They give them a health questionaire... ...and have a rapid response plan in case someone needs to get to the hospital.

• Jeddah
  Saudi Arabia set for inauguration of world’s tallest flagpole

  The pre-launch preparations for the world’s tallest flagpole were conducted for the second time on Friday, Jeddah Mayor Dr. Hani Abu Ras wrote on his Twitter page.

• Iran is Not Happy
  Iran: Happy video dancers sentenced to 91 lashes and jail

  Six Iranians arrested for appearing in a video dancing to Pharrell Williams' song Happy have been sentenced to up to one year in prison and 91 lashes, their lawyer says. The sentences were suspended for three years, meaning they will not go to prison unless they reoffend, he adds.

• Afghanistan
  Afghan front-runner Ghani says power-sharing agreement is near – The Washington Post

  Afghanistan’s rival presidential candidates will share power under a deal that is within two days of completion, front-runner Ashraf Ghani said Wednesday in an interview with The Washington Post. Ghani acknowledged that the long delay in declaring a winner of the June election has weakened Afghanistan and set back its political progress as U.S. and NATO forces prepare to depart by Dec. 31. But he said he and rival Abdullah Abdullah have worked to build a solid new foundation.

• Automotive
  Saudi Arabia tire sales double UAE and Egypt combined

  Motorists in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia bought 3.86 million tyres in the first half of 2014, compared to 1.32 million in the United Arab Emirates and 0.52 million in Egypt. This is according to latest figures released by GfK from their continuous tracking of passenger car, 4x4 and light truck tyres sales.

• Saudi Agriculture 2014
  Saudi Agriculture expo attracts 25,000 visitors

  Saudi Agriculture 2014, the 33rd international agriculture, water and agro-industry trade show which was inaugurated by Agriculture Minister Fahd bin Abdul Rahman Balghunaim at Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center here, concluded on Wednesday with exhibitors and visitors applauding the largest agro-food expo of the Middle east. Around 400 companies and individual exhibitors from 40 countries participated in the premier agriculture expo, which started on Sunday and recorded more than 25,000 visitors during the four-day show.

• Yemen
  Yemen’s Houthis advancing close to Saudi border

  Houthi forces are advancing in Yemen’s western Al-Hudaydah province, seeking to take control of a number of strategic areas including the port of Midi, close to the Yemeni–Saudi border, local sources told Asharq Al-Awsat.

• US-Syria
  U.S. lawmakers move toward arming Syrian rebels, with conditions

  The U.S. House of Representatives will begin debating legislation on Tuesday to give President Barack Obama approval for arming and training rebels who oppose both Islamic State militants and Syria's government. Republican lawmakers unveiled a measure, written with input from the White House, that would quickly provide the authority - but not the funding - that Obama wants to equip and train the moderate Syrian rebels.

  • AP - U.S.Would Retaliate Against Assad
• ISIS and Twitter
  The Islamic State Is Losing the Twitter War

  Without Twitter, the Islamic State might not have been able to grow to 10,000 fighters last spring (the size of IS is currently estimated at 30,000) but the phenomenon was self-perpetuating. Many of the jihadists who became part of the Islamic State through Twitter went right back to work tweeting on behalf of IS upon their acceptance. Former Taliban recruiter and Canadian intelligence operative Mubin Shaikh recently revealed to the International Business Times that media warrior was one of the three jobs offered to fresh IS fighters.

  • IBT - Here's How ISIS Recruits Westerners
• Office Space
  Soft opening scheduled for King Abdullah Financial District

  The article said: “A big problem is its size. The Saudi economy may be doing well on the back of high oil prices but not so well that its businesses could easily digest all the extra property.” It added that the new “financial district has thrice as many high-end office spaces as the rest of Riyadh. In other words, even if every company in the city’s plusher offices moved to the new district it would still be two-thirds empty.”

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