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Fighters affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council, in the Yemeni city of Aden. The group has been the target of several attacks blamed on Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. AFP

Yemen car bomb attack kills fighters linked to Southern Transitional Council

MENAAugust 16, 2024

Taliban patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, in May 2022. EPA

Terror groups operating out of Afghanistan pose significant threat, UN report says

USJuly 11, 2024

Student protesters gather at their camp at Columbia University in New York in April. AP

Iran and Al Qaeda accused of trying to co-opt US pro-Palestine protests

USMay 30, 2024

A photo released by the Indian Navy shows pirates aboard the MV Abdullah after it was seized on March 12. Photo: Indian Navy

Somali pirates free cargo ship MV Abdullah after $5m ransom paid

NewsApril 14, 2024

The SYL hotel in Mogadishu. Al Shabab claimed responsibility for an attack on the site in 2019. AP

Somali forces 'neutralise' Al Shabab militants after Mogadishu hotel attack

MENAMarch 15, 2024

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula announced the death of its leader Khalid Al Batarfi in a video posted online. AFP

Al Qaeda's Yemen branch says leader Khalid Al Batarfi has died

GulfMarch 11, 2024

Abu Zubaydah has been held at Guantanamo Bay since 2006. Getty Images

Palestinian held in Guantanamo Bay can sue UK for CIA torture

UKDecember 20, 2023

Members of an extremist group stand guard during a hostage handover in the desert outside Timbuktu, Mali. AP

UN pull-out from Mali 'recipe for disaster', US envoy says as ISIS attacks intensify

WorldAugust 28, 2023

Kenyan security guards patrol the scene of an explosion near the US embassy in Nairobi on August 8, 1998. AFP

US diplomacy in East Africa still guided by embassy bombings

USAugust 07, 2023

Abu Zubaydah has been held at Guantanamo Bay since 2006. Getty Images

UK moves to block Guantanamo prisoner suing over torture claims

UKJune 14, 2023

Police in Belgium have arrested a suspected Al Qaeda terrorist. Reuters

Iraqi immigrant held in Belgium over Baghdad bombs linked to Al Qaeda

UKMay 05, 2023

The prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. AP

US releases Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainee after 21 years

Saudi ArabiaMarch 09, 2023

Hamad bin Hamoud Al Tamimi died in a drone strike aimed at his residence in Marib province

Al Qaeda confirms senior leader killed in Marib air strike

MENAMarch 05, 2023

One of the many buildings destroyed during the civil war in Yemen. Mohammed Al Qalisi for The National

Top Al Qaeda leader killed in Marib air strike

MENAMarch 01, 2023

The US announced Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani were released from Guantanamo Bay and returned to their home country of Pakistan. AP

Two Guantanamo Bay detainees repatriated to Pakistan

WorldFebruary 24, 2023

Saif Al Adel, who is on the US list of 22 'most wanted' suspected terrorists. He is currently believed to lead Al Qaeda operations. AFP

US says new Al Qaeda leader who helped 9/11 attacks is 'in Iran'

IranFebruary 16, 2023