Ayman al-Zawahiri

Al Qaeda needs a new leader after Zawahiri’s killing. Its bench is thinner than it once was.
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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