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Security source: Algeria bombing kills at least two
World
July 16, 2011
Security source: Algeria bombing kills at least two
ALGIERS, Algeria - Two people were killed in Algeria on Saturday when a suicide bomber targeted a police headquarters in…
Prominent Islamist’s retrial postponed
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Prominent Islamist’s retrial postponed
The Supreme Military Court on Monday held the first hearing of Mohamed al-Zawahiri’s retrial. Zawahiri is the brother Ayman al-Zawahiri,…
Israel airstrike kills two Qaeda-linked Gaza gunmen
World
July 5, 2011
Israel airstrike kills two Qaeda-linked Gaza gunmen
Gaza - The Israeli air force fired into the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing two gunmen from an Al-Qaeda-affiliated Palestinian…
Saleh clings to power while unrest rises in south
World
July 3, 2011
Saleh clings to power while unrest rises in south
Riyadh/Sanaa - Yemen's president, in hospital in Riyadh, will not cede power until he returns to oversee a transition, a…
Special from Yemen: Opposition groups accuse state of fomenting violence
World
June 27, 2011
Special from Yemen: Opposition groups accuse state of fomenting violence
Sanaa - With President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s absence from Yemen lingering on, opposition leaders and anti-government protesters are, once again,…
Dozens of Al-Qaeda militants escape from Yemen jail
World
June 22, 2011
Dozens of Al-Qaeda militants escape from Yemen jail
Aden, Yemen - Dozens of Al-Qaeda militants escaped from a jail in southern Yemen on Wednesday following an attack on…
Yemen says steps up fight against Islamists
World
June 21, 2011
Yemen says steps up fight against Islamists
Aden - Yemen's army has stepped up an offensive to dislodge Islamist militants holed up in a southern province, killing…
Al-Qaeda chief’s popularity in Egypt almost equals Obama’s, says poll
Egypt
June 21, 2011
Al-Qaeda chief’s popularity in Egypt almost equals Obama’s, says poll
An opinion poll has shown that Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri’s popularity almost equals that of President Barack Obama among Egyptians. …
Special from Yemen: Security vacuum enables Al-Qaeda expansion in Yemen’s south
World
June 20, 2011
Special from Yemen: Security vacuum enables Al-Qaeda expansion in Yemen’s south
Sanaa - Amid a lingering security vacuum in violence-stricken Yemen, clashes between Islamist militants and state security continue to rage…
Clashes between army, militants in Yemen kill 21
World
June 19, 2011
Clashes between army, militants in Yemen kill 21
Aden - At least 12 militants and nine soldiers were killed in three clashes on Sunday in southern Yemen, where…