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Iran Moves 5 Americans From Jail To House Arrest As Part Of "Swap" Deal
Iran has moved five Americans from jail to house arrest, officials and family members said Thursday, in the first step of a delicate deal that would unfreeze billions of dollars in Iranian funds and allow the prisoners to leave the Islamic republic.
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"Active Member" Of ISIS Arrested In Delhi, Says Anti-Terror Agency
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested a radicalised and active member of Islamic State (ISIS) from his residence in Delhi for his involvement in the collection of funds for the terrorist outfit.
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Singapore Detains 3 Indonesian Maids Over Allegations Of "Funding ISIS"
Singapore has detained three Indonesian maids without trial under tough security laws over allegations they donated funds to support the Islamic State (ISIS) group, authorities said.
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14 Tamil Nadu Men Raised Funds To Set Up ISIS Cell In India: Sources
Fourteen men from Tamil Nadu who were arrested by the National Investigation Agency raised funds in Dubai to set up a cell of the terror group in ISIS in India, sources in the probe agency have said.
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UAE Blacklist Likely To Squeeze Liquidity Of Qatari Banks
Qatari banks have around 60 billion riyals ($16 billion) in funding in the form of customer and interbank deposits from other Gulf states, Chiradeep Ghosh, banking analyst at SICO Bahrain, said.
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Two More Arrested In Hyderabad, Moneybags Of ISIS, Say Sources
Two key operatives of the Islamic State of Syria and Egypt have been arrested from Hyderabad, sources in the National Investigation agency has said. They are Niamatullah Husseini, 42, who was contributing funds to the Hyderabad cell of the group, and Athaullah Rehman, 30, a motivator and fundraiser.
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Contentious Syrian Refugee Measure Likely To Die In US Congress
Republican-backed legislation that would slow the entry of Syrian refugees into the United States will not be included in a must-pass spending bill and is likely to die in Congress, lawmakers and aides said on Tuesday, as they rushed to finalise the funding measure.
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Planned UN Resolution Takes Aim at ISIS Funding
A special meeting of the Security Council will try to bolster efforts to cut off revenues that the Islamic State raises in its territory.
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Islamic State Facing Money Problems as it Loses Territory
By most estimates, the Islamic State is the world's richest terrorist organization. But it appears to be wrestling with money problems that could affect its ability to wage war while trying to govern millions of people in its self-declared caliphate.
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How the Islamic State Makes Its Money
Weapons, vehicles, employee salaries, propaganda videos, international travel - all of these things cost money. The recent terrorism attacks in Paris, which the Islamic State has claimed as its own work, suggest the terrorist organization hasn't been hurting for funding. David Cohen, the Treasury Department's Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financ...
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Syria Archaeological Sites Looted 'on Industrial Scale': UNESCO
Archaeological sites in Syria are being looted "on an industrial scale" and the proceeds from the plunder are funding Islamic State extremists, the head of UNESCO warned on Wednesday.
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Iran Nuclear Deal Will 'Fuel Terrorism': Benjamin Netanyahu
The deal to curb Iran's nuclear programme will bolster Tehran's ability to fund global terrorism by providing the Islamic state with "billions of dollars" in sanctions relief, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Saturday.
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Kuwait Detains 60 Suspected of Islamist Militant Links: Newspaper
Kuwait has detained 60 people and closed a local charity for alleged violations in raising funds for Syrians, local media said today, as part of a crackdown on suspected militant links after the Gulf Arab state's worst ever suicide bombing.
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US Faces $300 Billion in Illicit Funds in Anti-Laundering Fight
The US has largely blocked terror groups from moving money through banks, but tens of billions of dollars in illicit funds still transit the financial system each year, the Treasury said on Friday.
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Isolated Al-Qaeda Chief Losing Recruits, Funds to ISIS: Report
Al-Qaeda's reclusive chief Ayman al-Zawahiri is cut off from his top commanders and keeping the outfit afloat only through loyalty as the once world's most feared terror group is steadily losing recruits and funding sources to its splinter faction - the Islamic State.
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Iran Moves 5 Americans From Jail To House Arrest As Part Of "Swap" Deal
Iran has moved five Americans from jail to house arrest, officials and family members said Thursday, in the first step of a delicate deal that would unfreeze billions of dollars in Iranian funds and allow the prisoners to leave the Islamic republic.
-
"Active Member" Of ISIS Arrested In Delhi, Says Anti-Terror Agency
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested a radicalised and active member of Islamic State (ISIS) from his residence in Delhi for his involvement in the collection of funds for the terrorist outfit.
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Singapore Detains 3 Indonesian Maids Over Allegations Of "Funding ISIS"
Singapore has detained three Indonesian maids without trial under tough security laws over allegations they donated funds to support the Islamic State (ISIS) group, authorities said.
-
14 Tamil Nadu Men Raised Funds To Set Up ISIS Cell In India: Sources
Fourteen men from Tamil Nadu who were arrested by the National Investigation Agency raised funds in Dubai to set up a cell of the terror group in ISIS in India, sources in the probe agency have said.
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UAE Blacklist Likely To Squeeze Liquidity Of Qatari Banks
Qatari banks have around 60 billion riyals ($16 billion) in funding in the form of customer and interbank deposits from other Gulf states, Chiradeep Ghosh, banking analyst at SICO Bahrain, said.
-
Two More Arrested In Hyderabad, Moneybags Of ISIS, Say Sources
Two key operatives of the Islamic State of Syria and Egypt have been arrested from Hyderabad, sources in the National Investigation agency has said. They are Niamatullah Husseini, 42, who was contributing funds to the Hyderabad cell of the group, and Athaullah Rehman, 30, a motivator and fundraiser.
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Contentious Syrian Refugee Measure Likely To Die In US Congress
Republican-backed legislation that would slow the entry of Syrian refugees into the United States will not be included in a must-pass spending bill and is likely to die in Congress, lawmakers and aides said on Tuesday, as they rushed to finalise the funding measure.
-
Planned UN Resolution Takes Aim at ISIS Funding
A special meeting of the Security Council will try to bolster efforts to cut off revenues that the Islamic State raises in its territory.
-
Islamic State Facing Money Problems as it Loses Territory
By most estimates, the Islamic State is the world's richest terrorist organization. But it appears to be wrestling with money problems that could affect its ability to wage war while trying to govern millions of people in its self-declared caliphate.
-
How the Islamic State Makes Its Money
Weapons, vehicles, employee salaries, propaganda videos, international travel - all of these things cost money. The recent terrorism attacks in Paris, which the Islamic State has claimed as its own work, suggest the terrorist organization hasn't been hurting for funding. David Cohen, the Treasury Department's Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financ...
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Syria Archaeological Sites Looted 'on Industrial Scale': UNESCO
Archaeological sites in Syria are being looted "on an industrial scale" and the proceeds from the plunder are funding Islamic State extremists, the head of UNESCO warned on Wednesday.
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Iran Nuclear Deal Will 'Fuel Terrorism': Benjamin Netanyahu
The deal to curb Iran's nuclear programme will bolster Tehran's ability to fund global terrorism by providing the Islamic state with "billions of dollars" in sanctions relief, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Saturday.
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Kuwait Detains 60 Suspected of Islamist Militant Links: Newspaper
Kuwait has detained 60 people and closed a local charity for alleged violations in raising funds for Syrians, local media said today, as part of a crackdown on suspected militant links after the Gulf Arab state's worst ever suicide bombing.
-
US Faces $300 Billion in Illicit Funds in Anti-Laundering Fight
The US has largely blocked terror groups from moving money through banks, but tens of billions of dollars in illicit funds still transit the financial system each year, the Treasury said on Friday.
-
Isolated Al-Qaeda Chief Losing Recruits, Funds to ISIS: Report
Al-Qaeda's reclusive chief Ayman al-Zawahiri is cut off from his top commanders and keeping the outfit afloat only through loyalty as the once world's most feared terror group is steadily losing recruits and funding sources to its splinter faction - the Islamic State.
