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Saudi air force not behind attack on QaedaSaudi Arabian fighter jets have not attacked al Qaeda targets in Yemen, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said on Saturday, denying a newspaper report that some strikes attributed to US drones were made instead by the kingdom's air forc More… |
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Somali troops roll into rebel bastionHundreds of Somali government troops and allied militia fighters deployed throughout the centre of the former Al Shabaab rebel stronghold of Kismayu on Monday, sending panicked locals scrambling for cover. More… |
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Qaeda faces cash crunch after bin Laden lossDeprived of Osama bin Laden's fundraising starpower, Al Qaeda's commanders face the prospect of a cash crunch that would complicate the task of evading capture by their US pursuers. The likely successor to Osama bin Laden is Ayman al-Zawah More… |
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Qaeda 'planned to kill officials with poison gifts'Al Qaeda militants now in detention planned to kill Saudi government and security officials and media workers by sending poisoned gifts to their offices, according to a Saudi Interior Ministry official. The group planned to rob banks and c More… |
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UAE probing Qaeda claim on UPS plane crashThe United Arab Emirates aviation authority is investigating a claim by Al Qaeda that it was behind the September crash of a UPS plane in Dubai, but has found no link so far, an official said on Saturday. 'So far we have no evidence th More… |
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Plot to attack European cities foiledIntelligence agencies have disrupted plans for multiple attacks on European cities by a group thought to be linked to al Qaeda, Britain's Sky News said on Tuesday. Militants based in Pakistan were planning simultaneous strikes in London, a More… |
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Iraq tightens oilfield security in southIraq has tightened security around oil infrastructure and oilfields in the south in response to intelligence suggesting al Qaeda and other insurgent groups plan to attack oil facilities, a security official said. Ali al-Maliki, head of the More… |
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Iraq tightens oilfield security in southIraq has tightened security around oil infrastructure and oilfields in the south in response to intelligence suggesting al Qaeda and other insurgent groups plan to attack oil facilities, a security official said. Ali al-Maliki, head of the More… |
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Yemen rejects increased US role in Qaeda fightYemeni forces do not need foreign parties to take the lead in the crackdown on al Qaeda, an official said on Thursday, responding to reports that the US may increase strikes on the militant group's Yemen wing. The security official dis More… |
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Yemen arrests 4 militants over officer's deathYemen has arrested four militants over the drive-by killing of a senior intelligence officer, including two suspects that police believe are linked to al Qaeda, security sources said on Saturday. Two motorcycle gunmen shot dead Colonel Sal More… |
