MUST-READS

• Retail and Social Media
  Online apps provide instant window to Saudi businesswomen

  Women have been able to successfully market their products such as confectionary, food, clothing and handicrafts, while others have been able to grow their small businesses, that began on social media, and transform them into concrete and successful entities.

• Hamas
  Hamas is Fracturing, And Israel Should Be Worried

  Thus, while its founding charter has not changed, Hamas appears to be lacking direction. Its military wing and a gaggle of political leaders in exile are locked in a competition.

• KSA v. ISIS
  Opinion: Why it’s unfair to compare Saudi Arabia to Isis

  I'm not going to defend Saudi Arabia by saying it's a great country full of angels, as it does have several bad points such as its human rights abuses, but it is a huge leap from talking about a country that has some human rights issues to then comparing it with ISIS.

• U.S. Defense and Silicon Valley
  At Silicon Valley Outpost, Carter Hears Pitches from Small Firms

  Carter attended a “Shark Tank” event, named after the NBC show where investors can pitch funders on new products. The event saw five firms trying to sell their ideas directly to Carter.

• Donald Trump
  GOP national security leaders sign letter vowing to actively oppose Donald Trump

  On Wednesday, 60 prominent Republican former national security officials and experts released an open letter calling Donald Trump a dangerous foreign policy naif who as president "would use the authority of his office to act in ways that make America less safe" and pose "a distinct threat to civil liberty in the United States."

  • Politico - Neocons declare war on Trump
  • War on the Rocks - Open Letter on Donald Trump from GOP National Security Leaders
• AQAP
  Osama Bin Laden’s Files: AQAP emir foreshadowed 2011 takeover of southern Yemen

  Wuhayshi then went on to outline the “regions” in Yemen where AQAP is “centralized.” First on his list was Abyan, “which is considered one of the largest area in which we have supporters, presence, and many members, and we have more influence than the Hirak southern secessionist forces.”

• Afghanistan
  A new general takes command of the endless war in Afghanistan

  Army Gen. John "Mick" Nicholson took command of U.S. forces in Afghanistan Wednesday, beginning a tour that will require big decisions about future force levels and use of air power for a mission now in its 15th year.

• Muslim Brotherhood
  The Great Brotherhood Divide

  Two factions within the Muslim Brotherhood are dueling for control, diminishing the group’s ability to address challenges  from the regime and driving its supporters to other actors, among them the Islamic State. 

• Mohammed bin Nayef
  Saudi Crown Prince says Arab world faces dangerous challenges

  Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef reiterated on Wednesday that the Arab world is faced with challenges and “emphasized the importance of synergizing efforts and coordinating stances to bolster joint Gulf security, in implementation of directives of the GCC member states leaders to maintain their nations’ stability.”

• Refugee Crisis: EU
  Migrant crisis: Russia and Syria ‘weaponising’ migration

  Russia and Syria are deliberately using migration as an aggressive strategy towards Europe, the senior Nato commander in Europe has said.

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