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EU Investigates IS Access to Slovenian Munitions
December 02, 2016
The discovery of munitions from Slovenia in Islamic State-controlled territories in the Mideast and North Africa is the subject of an EU inquiry aimed at identifying the access points to international weapons markets by which global Islamist extremist groups are able to acquire materiel used for jihadi attacks.
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Europol Warns About IS Attacks in Europe
December 02, 2016
A new report by Europol's Counter Terrorism Center warns that, as the Islamic State retreats from its core caliphate territory in the Mideast, the Islamist jihadi group is likely to increase the scope, methods, and targets of terror attacks in European states.
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Saudi-Iran Power Struggle Continues to Drive Mideast Chaos
December 02, 2016
Failed states, civilian casualties, and authoritarian regimes in the Mideast, along with the proliferation of global jihadi violence, are the outcomes of nearly three decades of competition between Saudi Arabia and Iran over Sunni-versus-Shiite Islamist hegemony on a regional and international scale.
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Salafists Defy German Ban on Islamist Group
December 02, 2016
A German Salafist group that is a potential successor to an Islamist group banned by Germany's Minister of the Interior for its association with religious "hate messages and anti-constitutional ideology" has responded to the ban by distributing biographies of the Muslim prophet Mohammed.
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Fitch Report Signals Caution for Saudi Islamic Banking
December 02, 2016
A new ratings report on Saudi Arabia just issued by Big Three Credit Rating Agency Fitch paints a cautious picture of the asset quality, profitability, and growth of Saudi Islamic banks, given the expectations that low oil prices will continue to exert downward pressure on the Kingdom's overall economic performance.
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