US adds Saudi al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan to terror list
Mansur al Harbi runs an al Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan, and helps foreign fighters enter the country. He has close ties to top al Qaeda leaders, including Saif al Adel.
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Egypt
Egypt issues fatwa on Muslims who publicly ignore Ramadan fast
Syria
Turkish Alawites Fear Spillover of Violence From Syria
Syria
Analysis: No happy outcome in Syria as conflict turns into proxy war
Ex-Guantanamo detainee surrenders to Saudis
An ex-Gitmo detainee named Adnan al Sayegh has reportedly turned himself into Saudi authorities. Al Sayegh was a member of al Qaeda’s 55th Arab Brigade, which fought alongside the Taliban in pre-9/11 Afghanistan. He joined al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula after his release from Guantanamo.
Egypt
Egypt unnerved by rising religious fervor
India
LeT funded Abu Jundal’s time in Saudi Arabia: Report
Al Qaeda
Will Ethiopian crackdown stir Islamist backlash?
United States
Saudi Students Flood In as US Reopens Door
Al Qaeda
Iyad Ag Ghaly – Mali’s Islamist leader
Al Qaeda
Is this al Qaeda’s ‘last chance’ for a country?
Syria
Turkey a hub for Syria revolution as illegal border crossing points abound
Egypt
Arabic TV series depicting Islamic figure triggers backlash
Syria
In Syria conflict, US struggles to fill intelligence gaps
Saudi Arabia
The government freed five women who are linked to al Qaeda leaders and operatives. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has demanded their release in exchange for a diplomat who was captured in Yemen; the Saudi government denied that the women’s release is related.
Saudi Arabia
Analysis: Saudi Shi’ite protests show rise of more radical generation
Iran
UAE starts up pipeline to bypass Strait of Hormuz
Egypt
In Simply Meeting, Egyptian and Saudi Leaders Open New Era
Pakistan
US, Pakistan to ink new deal on NATO supply routes
Ennahda
How Qatar is taking on the world
India
Saudi Arabia’s policy shift toward India helps nab terror suspects
Bahrain
San Diego man stranded after told on no-fly list
China
Syrian Opposition Council Struggles for Legitimacy
Indian Mujahideen
Abu Hamza silent on ISI role in Mumbai attacks
Saudi al Qaeda commander confirmed killed in Kunar airstrike
ISAF confirmed that Hanzallah was killed in the July 1 airstrike in Watahpur. He is the third senior al Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Taiba leader killed in the district in the past five weeks.
India
Pakistan to press for details on Abu Hamza
Saudi Arabia
The United Nations Security Council will remove Saad al Faqih from the al Qaeda sanctions list tomorrow evening if none of the nations on the council object. Faqih was added to the US’s list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists in 2004 for ties to top al Qaeda leaders.
Lebanon
Syria crisis: Lebanon sucked into Syria crisis
India
Abu Jundal escaped arrest in Pakistan at ISI’s behest
Kuwait
The quiet influence of Kuwait’s Salafis