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Al Qaeda bomber kills 96 Yemeni soldiers

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

Yemen has vowed to fight "terrorism" regardless of the sacrifices as al-Qaeda claimed it was behind a bombing that saw a soldier blow himself up in the midd

US sees no peaceful solution in Syria

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

The US has scripted things in a way that peace is impossible in Syria, anti-war activist Brian Becker believes. Reports that Washington is coordinating material support t

Gulf integration

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

THOUGH Saudi Arabia has pushed for a Gulf Cooperation Council "union" at a recent summit in Riyadh, it is difficult to foresee such a development in the near future. The

UN convoy attacked in Syria

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

A convoy of UN truce observers came under bomb attack in a Syrian town on Tuesday during a funeral procession in which a monitoring group said regime forces "massacred&

Enthusiasm for Gulf union remains strong

in International - Tue May 15, 2012

Manama: The decision by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to delay the expected announcement of a Gulf union did not seem to dampen enthusiasm for the proposal put forwa

Saudi and Bahrain expected to seek union minister

in International - Mon May 14, 2012

(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are expected to announce closer political union at a meeting of Gulf Arab leaders on Monday, a Bahraini minister said, a move dismiss

Military class suspended for its view on Islam

in International - Sat May 12, 2012

Washington • A course for U.S. military officers has been teaching that America"s enemy is Islam in general, not just terrorists, and suggesting that the country might ul

Military class suspended for its view on Islam

in International - Sat May 12, 2012

Washington  A course for U.S. military officers has been teaching that America"s enemy is Islam in general, not just terrorists, and suggesting that the country

Pentagon suspends course advocating total war on Islam

in International - Sat May 12, 2012

For years, students at a US military college could take an elective course that advocated total war on Islam. Although the class has been suspended, the teacher remains on s

US bomb plot double agent had UK passport

in International - Fri May 11, 2012

WASHINGTON: The double agent who infiltrated Al-Qaeda and helped foil a plot to blow up a US-bound airliner held a British passport in addition to being a Saudi national,

Egyptians abroad vote in presidential elections

in International - Fri May 11, 2012

CAIRO: Egyptian expatriates in 166 countries are heading to the polls for elections to replace ousted leader Hosni Mubarak that are hoped to be the first genuinely contested

U S drone attacks in Yemen cause political strain

in International - Thu May 10, 2012

SANAA (Reuters) - As Yemen struggles to shake off ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh\'s legacy, the United States has intensified drone strikes on al Qaeda-linked militants,

Airline plotter a double agent U S officials say

in International - Wed May 09, 2012

WASHINGTON -- The suicide bomber dispatched by the Yemen branch of al-Qaida last month to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner was actually an intelligence agent for Saudi Arabi

News report Would be bomber was a double-agent

in International - Wed May 09, 2012

Washington (CNN) -- A man who volunteered as a suicide bomber for a terrorist group intent on blowing up a U.S.-bound plane was working instead as an intelligence agent f

Foiled pants bomber was CIA agent delivering explosive to

in International - Wed May 09, 2012

A WOULD-BE terrorist caught in a foiled "underwear bomb" plot was a CIA double agent, reports claimed last night. 

The person sent by Yemen-based al-Qaeda

Yemen says unaware of alleged plane bomb plot

in International - Wed May 09, 2012

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen had no knowledge of what the United States said was a plot by a Yemen-based wing of al Qaeda to put a bomb on an airliner bound for a Western country

FBI analyzing new explosive from al-Qaida

in International - Tue May 08, 2012

WASHINGTON The FBI is analyzing a sophisticated explosive device, similar to the underwear bomb used in an attempt to blow up a passenger jet over Detroit in 2009, that U.S

Top Counter-Terrorism Official: No Further Threat From Bom

in International - Tue May 08, 2012

Brian Ross reported brand new details this morning that the inside source who helped foil a bomb threat has been taken out of Yemen and is safely in Saudi Arabia. That"s whe

FBI experts examine al Qaeda\'s latest bomb

in International - Tue May 08, 2012

FBI experts are studying an unexploded bomb created by al Qaeda which was intended to blow up an U.S. airliner bound for the States around the anniversary of Osama bin Laden

Hajj 2010 Slow Hajj scam investigation annoys apex court

in National - Thu May 03, 2012

ISLAMABAD:  The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concerns over the sluggish progress in investigations of the 2010 Hajj scam and sought an in-depth report from

Saudi press enjoys considerable freedom, says journalists

in International - Thu May 03, 2012

JEDDAH Saudi Journalists Association (SJA) has underscored the remarkable progress achieved by the Saudi press during the past 50 years.

"The

One year on Osama bin Ladens legacy lives

in International - Wed May 02, 2012

Precisely a year ago, the world"s most costly and sought after manhunt came to an abrupt end. That day, American Special Forces, displaying unmatched intelligence-gatheri

Osama dead but Al Qaeda still dangerous

in International - Mon April 30, 2012

Al Qaeda"s top leaders, including its new chief Ayman al-Zawahri, continue to "burrow" in Pakistan"s tribal areas, said a top US official as a Pakistani journalist warned th

Osama"s family leaves Pakistan for Saudi Arabia

in National - Fri April 27, 2012

Islamabad: Pakistani authorities deported Osama bin Laden\'s three widows and his children to Saudi Arabia early Friday, less than a week before the first anniversary of the

Death toll mounts as Saudi Arabia says Syria not committed

in International - Tue April 24, 2012

The Syrian government did not abide by its commitment towards the six-point plan of the U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, Saudi Arabia"s Ambassador to the United Nat