Business StandardIsrael has reportedly said that it has foiled an ‘advanced’ Al Qaeda plan to carry out suicide bombing on the US Embassy in Tel Aviv and other targets. Analysts…
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Israel says it stopped al-Qaeda attack on US Embassy – USA TODAY
USA TODAYJERUSALEM – Israel’s internal security agency said Wednesday it arrested three Palestinians for allegedly planning to blow up the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, the Jerusalem International Convention Center…
8 family members among 14 shot dead in Baghdad – CNN
CNNBaghdad (CNN) — The bodies of 14 men shot dead and with some signs of torture were found in an area north of Baghdad on Thursday, police said. The men…
Saudi Terror Suspect Dies in Custody – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalBEIRUT—A Saudi terror suspect detained in Lebanon last week died in custody, Lebanese officials said Saturday, bringing a sudden end to a budding controversy over the fate of…
Al Qaida linked militants seize Fallujah, Iraq – Fox News
Fox News…. >> ALSO IN THE MIDDLE EAST RIGHT NOW, THE STATE DEPARTMENT IS KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE DETERIORATING SECURITY SITUATION IN IRAQ FOLLOWING A STUNNING VICTORY FOR…
Al-Qaeda sweep in Iraq cities revives battleground – USA TODAY
USA TODAYBAGHDAD (AP) — Two Iraqi cities that were strongholds of Sunni insurgents during the U.S. war in the country are battlegrounds once more after al-Qaeda militants largely took them…
Senior al-Qaida figure dies in custody in Lebanon – USA TODAY
USA TODAYBEIRUT (AP) — The leader of an al-Qaida-linked group that carried out attacks across the Middle East before shifting its focus to Syria’s civil war died on Saturday while…
New York Times report casts doubt on al Qaeda involvement in Benghazi – CNN
CNN(CNN) — A New York Times report on the September 11, 2012, attack that killed four Americans — including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens — in Benghazi, Libya, calls into question…
A Deadly Mix in Benghazi – New York Times
New York TimesMonths of investigation by The New York Times, centered on extensive interviews with Libyans in Benghazi who had direct knowledge of the attack there and its context, turned…
American abducted by al-Qaeda makes video plea – USA TODAY
USA TODAYISLAMABAD (AP) — A 72-year-old American development worker who was kidnapped in Pakistan by al-Qaeda more than two years ago appealed to President Obama in a video released Thursday…
Al-Qaeda in Yemen apologizes for hospital attack – USA TODAY
USA TODAYCAIRO (AP) — In a rare public apology, the militant leader of al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen has said that one of his fighters disobeyed orders and attacked a hospital…