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Report: Ex-Guantanamo detainee and member of Bahrain’s royal family joins Syrian jihad
An ex-Guantanamo detainee, Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifah, has reportedly traveled from Bahrain to join the jihad in Syria. According to a leaked Joint Task Force Guantanamo threat assessment, Sheikh Salman had ties to senior al Qaeda and Taliban officials prior to his detention in Pakistan and transfer to Guantanamo.
Abdullah Azzam Brigades
Al Qaeda-affiliated emir arrested in Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
The Interior Minister said authorities will deport expatriates who engage in illegal fundraising, but praised legitimate channels such as the National Campaign to Support the Brothers in Syria. The Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice warned against celebrating the New Year.
Al Nusrah Front
Syrian conflict said to fuel sectarian tensions in Persian Gulf
Al Nusrah Front
Al Qaeda leader in Syria speaks to Al Jazeera
Latest Treasury designation targets al Qaeda’s fundraising network
A newly released terrorist designation by the Treasury Department highlights the extent and cohesion of al Qaeda’s global fundraising network. Treasury reports that Ayman al Zawahiri’s main representative in the Levant, Abu Khalid al Suri, has been funneling cash from Gulf donors to al Qaeda.
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Saudi Arabia – A new weapon against terrorism
Hezbollah
Dragged off the bus in Tripoli and shot: the latest spillover from Syria’s brutal civil war
Saudi Arabia
Syria’s Saudi Jihadist Problem
Saudi Arabia
Saad Muhammad Husayn Qahtani and Hamood Abdulla Hamood, two ex-Guantanamo detainees who were suspected of membership in al Qaeda, were transferred to Saudi Arabia. Former intelligence chief Prince Turki al Faisal accused the US of being indecisive in the Middle East and failing to adequately support the Syrian rebels. A Saudi court sentenced Omar al […]
Popular Saudi cleric endorses Islamic Front, calls for cooperation with al Qaeda
Since arriving in Syria in early October, Dr. Abdallah Muhammad al Muhaysini has attempted to mediate disputes between jihadist groups. He has said that Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar should serve as models for the Syrian opposition. His efforts and fundraising have been praised by an al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb official.
Afghanistan
Hagel Lifts Veil on Major Military Center in Qatar
Saudi Arabia
The Interior Ministry is expanding the kingdom’s jihadist rehabilitation program, due to fears that jihadists in Syria will engage in terrorism when they return; three more rehab centers are planned in addition to the two already in operation. The number of Saudis fighting in Syria has been estimated at between 800 and 900. An Interior […]
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Saudis Fearing Syrian Blowback Expand Rehab for Jihadis
Iran
Analysis: Saudis have few options as they push tougher foreign policy
Iran
Iran Nuclear Deal Raises Fears of Proliferation Among Arab States
Iran
US and Saudis in Growing Rift as Power Shifts
Iran
Iran nuclear deal: Saudi Arabia warns it will strike out on its own
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait tighten controls on clerics
Iran
Capital Journal: Allies Fear a US Pullback in Mideast
Iran
Iran nuclear deal fuels anger, jitters in Mideast
Iran
Iran Is Playing Obama, Says Savvy Saudi Prince
Al Nusrah Front
‘Islamist posturing’ is a strategy to raise funds, says Syrian rebel
Saudi Arabia
Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Saudi Arabia’s Gatsby, Master Spy
Kuwait
Tweeting Gulf Arabs Wire War Chest to Fight Assad on Every Front
Saudi Arabia
Women among the biggest losers in Arab Spring
Hezbollah
Hezbollah is expanding its reach into Middle East
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia’s Shadow War
Iran
Saudi nuclear weapons ‘on order’ from Pakistan