Al Qaeda

Terror attacks, deaths up sharply in 2014: State Department

WASHINGTON: Terrorist attacks worldwide surged by more than a third and fatalities soared by 81… Read More

Al Qaeda kills two Saudis accused of spying for America: residents

ADEN: Al Qaeda militants in Yemen killed two alleged Saudi spies on Wednesday, residents said,… Read More

Al-Qaeda in Yemen says leader killed in drone strike

DUBAI: Al-Qaeda in Yemen said its leader Nasir al-Wuhayshi, number two in the global jihadist… Read More

Karachi bus attackers affiliated with al-Qaeda: sources

KARACHI: The arrested suspects of Safoora Goth massacre, in which 45 people of the Ismaili… Read More

Pakistan officials question group’s claim of Islamic State funding

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The militant group that said it was behind Wednesday's massacre of 45… Read More

White House rebuts claim Pakistan role in Laden raid

WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday flatly rejected claims that Pakistan was told in advance… Read More

Government commission report into OBL raid still remains classified on 4th anniversary

By Raza Haidery It has been four years since US Navy SEALs commandos flew from… Read More

FBI helped family of Qaeda hostage make ransom payment: report

WASHINGTON: The FBI facilitated a 2012 ransom payment of $250,000 to Al-Qaeda from the family… Read More

Al Qaeda likely planned an attack on Vatican

ROME: People being investigated in a counter-terrorism investigation in Italy may have been planning an… Read More

Italy arrests suspected bin Laden bodyguards, Peshawar bombers

ROME: Italian police said Friday they had dismantled a network of Islamist radicals that included… Read More

Obama takes blame for operation that killed two hostages

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Thursday revealed that an American and an Italian hostage were… Read More

White House: Two Al-Qaeda hostages killed in US operation

WASHINGTON: The White House said Thursday that a US operation in January against an Al… Read More

Saudi-led coalition declares end to Yemen campaign

RIYADH: A Saudi-led coalition declared an end Tuesday to its military campaign four weeks after… Read More

Two al-Qaeda men killed in Karachi police encounter

KARACHI: Five terrorists including two Al-Qaeda commanders were killed in a police encounter in Orangi… Read More

Romania to expel seven for recruiting for Al-Qaeda, IS

BUCHAREST: Romania will expel seven foreign nationals accused of recruiting members for the Islamic State group… Read More

Two New York City women accused of planning ‘terrorist attack’

NEW YORK: Two New York City women have been arrested and accused of planning to… Read More

Al-Qaeda frees 300 inmates in Yemen jailbreak

ADEN: Al-Qaeda militants stormed a prison in southeastern Yemen on Thursday, freeing several hundred inmates… Read More

Accused Abu Hamza accomplice pleads guilty to terror

NEW YORK: A mentally ill British man accused of setting up a violent extremist training… Read More

Al Qaeda driven out of Yemen city after killing 20 soldiers

ADEN/SANAA: Al Qaeda fighters captured the capital of a province in southern Yemen, killing about… Read More

Afghanistan gave CIA money to al Qaeda for diplomat's ransom: NYT

WASHINGTON: About $1 million provided by the CIA to a secret Afghan government fund ended… Read More