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'An irreversible turning point': Turkey seeks to close chapter on Kurdish movement as PKK disarms
As Kurdish armed group PKK started disarmament today as part of its dissolution, Turkey claimed it as a ‘milestone’ and an ...
BP Flags Hit From Lower Oil, Gas Prices But Expects Production Rebound — Commodities Roundup
BP Flags Hit From Lower Oil, Gas Prices But Expects Production Rebound BP warned lower oil and gas prices would hit its second-quarter performance, but said it expects higher upstream production and a ...
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PKK begins disarmament process after 40 years of armed struggle in Turkiye
TURKEY: THE Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun the first steps towards disarmament, closing a chapter on a four-decade ...
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FATF flags al-Qaeda & ISIL’s ‘decentralisation’, says such groups rely on merch sales, informal funding
Terror financing watchdog FATF in its latest report says that these groups have begun operating via ‘regional hubs’, employ ...
Wildfires Add to Syria’s Scars
The country is experiencing its worst drought in decades, which has set the conditions for the blazes to scorch an area the ...
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Terror groups using online gaming to recruit, move funds. FATF report flags looming threat
FAFT report cites analysis of in-game purchases to highlight link between terror financing & money laundering techniques used ...
A church bombing leads Syria’s Christians to consider leaving as foreign fighters remain
Last month's deadly church bombing outside Syria's capital is raising fears among the country's minority Christians. Some are ...
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What could Malaysia’s arrest of Islamic State-linked Bangladeshi workers mean for the region?
Malaysia's recent arrest of 36 Bangladeshi nationals with links to the Islamic State terror group shows how internal ...
FATF report flags misuse of digital platforms in terror attacks
The FATF report cited the example of the February 2019 Pulwama suicide bombing and April 2022 Gorakhnath temple terror attack ...
Pulwama, Gorakhnath Temple terror attacks funded through e-com sites, online payment services? FATF cites risks
The FATF said that in the February 2019 Pulwama suicide bombing, which killed 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu & Kashmir, a key ...
FATF flags terrorists abusing online shopping, payment tools; cites Pulwama, Gorakhnath cases
Global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has raised concerns over the misuse of e-commerce platforms and online payment se ...