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ISIS 2.0 Poses New Threat to Europe
February 06, 2019
European states are facing a second wave of threats from what a new report from Interpol calls “ISIS 2.0,” a new avatar of the original Islamic State that depends on extensive Islamist intelligence networks, a funding stream generated by human smuggling, and implantation of ISIS sleeper operatives into Europe.
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Islamist Rivalries in Gaza Have Broad Implications
February 06, 2019
The growing rivalry along the Israel-Gaza border between Hamas, which has an open channel with Egypt and a working relationship with Israel, and Islamic Jihad, which enjoys full support from Iran, will have inevitable impacts on the security of Israel and the broader Islamist balance of power in the Mideast.
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OIC Expands Global Islamic Heritage Agenda
February 06, 2019
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is expanding its programs for the promotion of global Islamic heritage with the launch of the first Annual Islamic Culture Festival, hosted by Egypt, to emphasize what the OIC leadership defines as Islamic “values of tolerance, renunciation of violence, extremism and terrorism.”
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Iran Launches Islamic Cryptocurrency to Evade US Sanctions
February 06, 2019
Iran’s Islamic Republic announced the launch of an Islamic gold-backed cryptocurrency in an effort to use blockchain technology to minimize the effects of US economic sanctions on Iran and to leverage Islamic cryptocurrencies to break the dominance of the US dollar in international financial markets.
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Saudi Arabia, UAE Trade US Weapons to Islamist Extremists
February 06, 2019
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are trading American-made weapons in the Middle East in exchange for support to the two Wahhabi regimes against Iran and its Shiite allies.
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