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Iran Turning to Bitcoin to Evade Sanctions, Bolster Crumbling Economy

ForeignDeskNewsFebruary 17, 2021February 17, 2021

Iran has been turning to Bitcoin more than ever to boost its economy amidst the COVID-19 pandemic by acting as a destination for Chinese “Bitcoin farmers” and allowing cryptocurrency...

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Journalist Detained in China for Reporting on Covid-19

ForeignDeskNewsNovember 16, 2020November 23, 2020

A 37-year-old journalist may face five years in prison in China for spreading ‘misinformation’ about the government’s response to the virus, The Guardian has reported. Zhang Zhan, was arrested...

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Abraham Accords Likely to Experience Setbacks Under Biden Administration

ForeignDeskNewsNovember 10, 2020November 23, 2020

The Abraham Accords, the pact normalizing relations between Israel and a number of her Arab neighbors which was brokered by the Trump administration, will likely experience setbacks under a...

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Could Hezbollah be in your Thanksgiving turkey?!

ForeignDeskNewsNovember 23, 2016

It turns out authorities are investigating a major American food production company for having alleged ties with the terror group Hezbollah. According to a recent report by The Wall...

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ISIS using encryption technology, eluding Western intelligence

ForeignDeskNewsJuly 25, 2016

ISIS is increasingly turning to encryption-based technology as it continues to elude Western counterterrorism agencies desperate to breakdown the terror group’s digital footprint. Despite jihadi groups’ widespread and persistent...

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Activists use Pokemon GO to tell the world about Syria’s children

ForeignDeskNewsJuly 21, 2016

Pokémon GO fans in Syria have created a campaign to draw attention to the plight of children trapped by the war in Syria. Images of children holding pictures of...

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Telegram Messenger shut down 78 ISIS-linked channels

ForeignDeskNewsNovember 18, 2015

Telegram Messenger has shut down 78 ISIS-linked channels that the terror group was using to spread its propaganda message across the Internet. Using a recently-launched “Channels” feature that allows...

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Could Hezbollah be in your Thanksgiving turkey?!

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Telegram Messenger shut down 78 ISIS-linked channels

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