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Tuesday, 3 April 2018

Egyptian-American citizen at the center of FBI investigation unveils an atypical model of cross-border terror funding

Three-year-long FBI investigation into Egyptian-American citizen Mohamed Elshinawy unveiled an atypical model of cross-border terrorism funding, according to the Associated Press. Rather than sending funds to Daesh, Elshinawy — who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the US on terror charges on Friday — had been receiving wire transfers from Daesh to act as an operative in the US. “The Islamic State group generally doesn’t need to fund attacks in the US given the inexpensive nature of the violence it advocates and its reliance on social media to motivate followers,” but Elshinawy received around USD 9,000 from the terror group to finance what appeared to be preparations for an attack on American soil.

Also worth a skim this morning:

  • Egyptian import-export company Garlico has high expectations for its exports this year, largely due to the competitive quality and prices of Egyptian garlic, Fresh Plaza reports.
  • Of the FBI and a 4,000 year-old mummy: Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts turned to the FBI’s forensic team to solve the mystery of a 4,000-year-old Egyptian mummy, the New York Times reports.
  • Veteran goalkeeper Essam El Hadary does not know “what the word ‘impossible’ means” as he eyes World Cup history and hopes to become an inspiration to others to follow their dreams, the 45-year-old tells BBC Sport.
  • Mona Atallah is considered Egypt’s first female men’s football referee, Al Arabiya reviews.

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