Al Qaeda

Accused al Qaeda operative wrote in code about UK bomb plot -U.S.

NEW YORK: A Pakistani man used a code in which women's names substituted for bomb materials… Read More

First Iran flight lands in Shiite-held Yemen capital

SANAA: A first Iranian flight landed in the Yemeni capital on Sunday, a day after… Read More

U.S. drone attack in Yemen kills four suspected al Qaeda militants: security sources

SANAA: A U.S. drone attack in Yemen killed four suspected al Qaeda militants on Saturday… Read More

Pakistani man denies al Qaeda ties at U.S. terror trial

NEW YORK: Pakistani-born, Amid Naseer accused by U.S. authorities of participating in an al Qaeda… Read More

Saudi court jails al Qaeda recruiters, bin Laden associate

DUBAI: A Saudi court has jailed at least 13 men on counts including the recruitment… Read More

UK spies in disguise testify at US terror trial

NEW YORK: Spies working for Britain's MI5 intelligence agency donned wigs and makeup Tuesday to… Read More

Slain terrorists mostly belong to outlawed groups, says IG Sindh

KARACHI: Inspector General (IG) Sindh Ghulam Haider Jamali has said that the the majority of… Read More

Bin Laden told of al Qaeda suspect's plot in 'chilling' letter: US

NEW YORK: A U.S. prosecutor told jurors at the terrorism trial of accused al Qaeda… Read More

Al Qaeda linked group says seized army base in south Yemen

ADEN: Fighters from the al Qaeda affiliated Ansar al-Sharia militant group have taken control of… Read More

Pakistani al Qaeda suspect goes on trial in U.S. for bomb plot charges

NEW YORK: A Pakistan-born man went on trial on Wednesday on U.S. charges that he… Read More

Pakistan 'probably' knew bin Laden was hiding: ex-ISI chief

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's main intelligence agency probably knew where Osama Bin Laden was hiding and hoped… Read More

Al Qaeda supporters in Yemen pledge allegiance to Islamic State – group

DUBAI: A group of Islamist fighters in Yemen renounced their loyalty to al Qaeda's leader… Read More

Huthi militia installs 'presidential council' to run Yemen

SANAA: Shiite militia who have seized Yemen's capital announced Friday they had dissolved parliament and… Read More

Al Qaeda operative says Saudi royal family backed militants

NEW YORK: A former al Qaeda operative imprisoned for life for his role in the… Read More

A look at US and Saudi Arabia relations as King Abdullah departs

WASHINGTON: Long-standing ties between the United States, the world's oldest democracy, and Saudi Arabia, an… Read More

Yemen faces power vacuum after president quits

SANAA: Yemen faced a dangerous power vacuum Friday after its president announced his resignation over a… Read More

Suspected Boko Haram fighters kidnap around 80 in Cameroon

YAOUNDE: Suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters from Nigeria kidnapped around 80 people, many of them… Read More

Gunmen seize Yemen president's chief of staff: official

SANAA: Gunmen on Saturday seized Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi's chief of staff, whose nomination… Read More

Obama, Cameron vow to take on 'poisonous ideology' of radical Islam

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron vowed on Friday to take on "the… Read More

Al-Qaeda in Yemen claims attack on France's Charlie Hebdo

Al-Qaeda in Yemen Wednesday claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo, saying it… Read More