Al-Qaida

Arrest of Pakistani journalist spurs dispute over Al-Qaida allegations

Supporters of Muhammad Saad bin Riaz say the accusations do not match his work as a researcher and journalist focused on regional conflicts and information warfare.

Muhammad Saad bin Riaz
An Afghan Taliban fighter sit next to an anti-aircraft gun near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, October 15, 2025.

Afghanistan marks Soviet withdrawal anniversary as Taliban rule draws global scrutiny

Policemen make way for prison van afer a security raid at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party's headquarters in Islamabad on July 22, 2024.

Pakistan arrests ISKP propaganda chief Sultan Aziz Azzam, report says

Indonesian radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir enters a courtroom for the first day of an appeal hearing in Cilacap, Central Java province, January 12, 2016.

Indonesia to release suspected Bali bombings mastermind Bashir


Syrian opposition slams Nusra Front for attacking secular revolution flag

Al-Qaida's branch in Syria storms demonstration in support of Syrian revolution in the northern province of Idlib.

Jabhat Al-Nusra militants

Declassified bin Laden documents depict al-Qaida paranoia

The cache of 113 documents, translated and declassified by US intelligence agencies, are mostly dated between 2009 and 2011, intelligence officials say.

Osama bin-Laden

Iran’s ‘democracy’

Sunday’s elections should not be confused with the true spirit of reform that characterized 2009.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Broaden the reach of UN sanctions

Unfortunately, when designating IS terrorists the UN makes no effort to update the substance of its sanctions in order to address the threat posed by ISIS’s online recruitment.

A 3D plastic representation of the Twitter and Youtube logo is seen in front of a displayed ISIS flag

Al-Qaida reveals new details about the inspiration for September 11 attacks

al-Qaida claimed that the inspiration for the September 11 attacks was the story of Gamil al-Batouti, the Egyptian co-pilot who crashed EgyptAir flight 990 into the Atlantic Ocean in 1999.

The second tower of the World Trade Center bursts into flames after being hit by a hijacked airplane in New York on September 11, 2001.

Islamist gunmen kill 17 in Somalia beach cafe attack

Al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab claims its members set of car bombs at popular Mogadishu beach restaurant.

Al-Shabab militants

Al-Qaida chief called for Islamic Caliphate in East Asia prior to Indonesia attacks

Bin Laden's successor calls for jihad in Indonesia hours before deadly terror attacks. Is there a connection?

al-Qaida cheif Ayman al-Zawahiri sits with predecessor Osama Bin Laden during an interview in 2001

Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb threatens to attack Rome, Naples and Madrid

The organization continues escalating its rhetoric against France, threatening to commit more terror attacks in Western capitals to force Paris to stop its military intervention in Mali.

Al-Qaida's North Africa affiliate sends message to South Africa ans Sweden about captives

Al-Qaida warns Saudi Arabia it will pay for executing militants

Al-Qaida militants.

Bad news, good news

A peace settlement with the Palestinians will probably keep eluding us as the stalemate limps on, with no reason to change.

People walk along a street decorated with festive illumination lights, part of the New Year and Christmas holidays celebration, in central Moscow, Russia, December 21, 2015.