Reported by AFP The Vienna leg of a tour by American mega-star Taylor Swift has been cancelled after Austria arrested an Islamic State sympathiser in connection with an attack plot, the organisers said Wednesday. Authorities had earlier confirmed the arrest of a 19-year-old sympathiser of the armed group for allegedly planning an attack in the […]
Reported by Ronny Reyes The United Nations admitted Monday that nine employees of its controversial agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, “may have been involved” in Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. The UN’s Office of Internal Oversight Services said its probe into 19 UNRWA staffers accused of aiding in the massacre found that nearly half of […]
Reported by CAROLINE VAKIL A top official at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said the agency is looking into the shooting that unfolded at Donald Trump’s campaign rally as an assassination attempt as well as a “potential” domestic terrorism act. “At this point [in] the investigation, it appears that he was a lone actor, […]
Reported by Reuters Austrian regulators fined Raiffeisen Bank International (RBIV.VI) for lapses in its money laundering controls, the country’s Financial Market Authority said on Friday, imposing a record fine of just over 2 million euros ($2.1 million). The penalty, the biggest ever to be awarded by regulators in Austria, was handed out after failings were found in […]
Reported by FinCEN Red Flag Indicators Related to the Fundraising and Money Laundering Activities of Iran-Backed Terrorist Organizations FinCEN has identified the red flags listed below to assist financial institutions in detecting, preventing, and reporting suspicious activity connected to the financing of Iran-backed terrorist organizations. These red flags are in addition to the red flags […]
Reported by Rebecca Redlich Kuala Lumpur is once again displaying its willingness to facilitate Iran’s illicit activity, support Hamas, and amplify anti-Israel rhetoric well beyond what its neighbors have countenanced. Malaysia has a long history of anti-Israel policies, and the Gaza war has opened the door for it to escalate this approach. On December 20, […]
Reported by MATTHEW PETTI A bipartisan bill would give the secretary of the treasury unilateral power to classify any charity as a terrorist-supporting organization, automatically stripping away its nonprofit status. The bill, H.R. 6408, already passed the House of Representatives in November, and a companion bill, S. 4136, was introduced to the Senate by Sens. John Cornyn (R–Texas) and […]
Reported by Mostafa Aslani A recent investigative report by French weekly Le Point, titled “Iran, Colombia, Lebanon, France… Hezbollah’s Billions,” exposes the expansion of the Iranian-backed militia’s financial resources. The report details Hezbollah’s involvement in drug trafficking and money laundering across several countries. Drug Trade as a Funding Source Le Point alleges that Hezbollah’s drug trafficking […]
Reported by The Local dk Denmark’s financial sector regulator said on Tuesday that the bank Spar Nord carries a ‘high risk’ of being used for money laundering and financing of terror activities. The assessment was announced by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet) in a statement in which it also said it had issued Spar […]
Reported by Naharnet Newsdesk A top U.S. Treasury official visiting Beirut this week pressed Lebanese authorities to prevent funds from being funneled to Hamas by way of Lebanon, officials said. Jesse Baker, deputy assistant secretary of the Treasury for Asia and the Middle East in the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, met with […]
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