Ayman al-Zawahiri
Al Qaeda needs a new leader after Zawahiri’s killing. Its bench is thinner than it once was.
Middle East
August 3, 2022
Al Qaeda needs a new leader after Zawahiri’s killing. Its bench is thinner than it once was.
(CNN) – Ayman al-Zawahiri’s death at the hands of a US drone strike has raised questions about who will replace…
Who was al Qaeda leader and key 9/11 architect Ayman al-Zawahiri?
Middle East
August 2, 2022
Who was al Qaeda leader and key 9/11 architect Ayman al-Zawahiri?
Washington (CNN) – Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri’s death at the hands of a US drone strike brings an end…
Al-Qaida divisions may aid Assad as he eyes Syria’s Idlib
Middle East
December 19, 2017
Al-Qaida divisions may aid Assad as he eyes Syria’s Idlib
As President Bashar Assad seeks to reassert his authority in Idlib, the only remaining province in Syria where his forces…
Syria’s Nusra Front says ending al-Qaeda ties, reveals new name and flag
Middle East
July 29, 2016
Syria’s Nusra Front says ending al-Qaeda ties, reveals new name and flag
Al-Qaeda's powerful Syrian branch, the Nusra Front, announced on Thursday it was ending its relationship with the global jihadist network…
Al-Qaeda chief’s brother released pending terrorist cell trial
Egypt
February 23, 2016
Al-Qaeda chief’s brother released pending terrorist cell trial
Cairo Criminal Court released on Monday Mohamed al-Zawahiri, the brother of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, on parole pending investigation into…
Egypt acquits Al-Qaeda chief’s brother of terrorism plot
Egypt
October 15, 2015
Egypt acquits Al-Qaeda chief’s brother of terrorism plot
The Cairo Criminal Court acquitted on Thursday Mohamed al-Zawahiri, brother of Al-Qaeda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, of charges of plotting terrorist…
10 in Al-Qaeda terrorist cell trial sentenced to death
Egypt
August 10, 2015
10 in Al-Qaeda terrorist cell trial sentenced to death
Cairo Criminal Court sentenced on Monday ten people to death over charges of forming an Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist cell led by…
Zawahiri’s lawyers say evidence in terrorist cell trial had been tampered with
Egypt
June 24, 2015
Zawahiri’s lawyers say evidence in terrorist cell trial had been tampered with
Lawyers representing Mohamed al-Zawahiri, the brother of al-Qaeda’s top leader, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, told the Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday that the material…
Al Qaeda chief urges Westerner kidnappings
World
April 27, 2014
Al Qaeda chief urges Westerner kidnappings
(Reuters) - Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners, particularly Americans, who could then be…
Son of Mohamed al-Zawahiri condemns father’s arrest
Egypt
August 17, 2013
Son of Mohamed al-Zawahiri condemns father’s arrest
Abdel Rahman al-Zawahiri, the nephew of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, has criticised the "unjustified" arrest of his father in Giza…