Al-Qaeda

BBC's Responsible AI chief previously jailed over immigration offenses, found with al-Qaeda manual

BBC's Responsible AI principal data scientist Hicham Yezza was previously arrested in an al-Qaeda manual probe and jailed for immigration offenses.

A person walks outside BBC Broadcasting House. November 16, 2025.
The attempted attack on flydubai flight FZ1073 has raised questions over whether the incident was an isolated act or part of a wider terrorist network targeting Israel.PremiumPremium

Tehran's hidden hand: Was Iran behind the attempted hijacking of a flydubai flight to Israel?

Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025

Iran is at the breaking point – the regime’s greatest fear is what comes next - opinion

A SIGN supporting the Green Party political party is displayed in a residential street on the eve of local and mayoral elections in England and devolved parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland on May 7, in London, Britain, May 6, 2026.

Author of UK Green Party's 'Zionism is racism' motion is 'close friend' to al-Qaeda terrorist


Banning the Muslim Brotherhood: A good start, but only a first step - opinion

The Muslim Brotherhood's motto is “Allah is our objective, the Quran is our constitution, the Prophet is our leader, Jihad is our way, and dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope.” 

An officially shuttered branch of the Muslim Brotherhood seen in Zarqa, Jordan on January 14.

An African bishop’s warning: America is funding its own enemies in Somalia - opinion

You are not building a state in Somalia – you are funding a syndicate that mocks you and fuels the war against your allies.

Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdisalam Abdi Ali, attends an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers called by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the OIC General Secretariat headquarters in Jeddah on January 10, 2026.

'Region does not need new war': EU designates Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terrorist organization

Israel welcomed the move, with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar calling it "an important and historic decision."

Here, posters display assassinated military leaders, including IRGC commander-in-chief Hossein Salami (center), in Tehran at the end of June.

Sustained gunfire, loud blasts heard near airport in Niger's capital

Sustained gunfire and blasts were reported near Niamey International Airport in Niger, as violence continues in the Sahel region, amid jihadist attacks.

Passengers arrive at the Diori Hamani International airport in Niamey on September 22, 2023; illustrative.

Hamas admits leadership losses, moves into crisis mode - opinion

Hamas negotiates from exposure rather than strength or ambition, and Gaza has become a place it can neither control nor govern freely.

 Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida delivers a speech following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, January 19, 2025

Ex Navy SEAL with 'Amalek' shirt convicted of planning to throw explosives at cops

Gregory Vandenberg had purchased fireworks in New Mexico on June 12 with the intention of throwing them at police officers during the June 14 protests against US President Donald Trump in San Diego.

Vandenberg wearing a t-shirt bearing the word ‘AMALEK,’ a term meaning ‘destroyer of Jews’ at the travel center on June 12, 2025

Only Israel condemned Sharaa’s massacres, Syrian Alawite leader to ‘Post’ - interview

Sectarian violence has plagued Syria long before Ahmed al-Sharaa’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, which splintered from al-Qaeda, took control of the country last year.

 Ayman Abu Hadir, assistant to the Foreign Minister, meets with Alawite leader Dr. Tamim Khromachou.

UK to shell out ‘substantial’ out of court settlement to Palestinian Guantanamo detainee

Zubaydah was accused of being a high-ranking Al-Qaeda official and was alleged to have run training camps in Afghanistan for terrorists. The claim has not been substantiated.

A group of detainees kneels during an early morning Islamic prayer in their camp at the US military prison for "enemy combatants" on October 28, 2009 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

When warnings are ignored: Bondi Beach paid the price for tolerated extremism - opinion

Unchecked hatred of Jews set the stage for the Bondi Beach mass shooting.

A homemade Islamic State flag located in the vehicle CN59DR, which, according to a court document, is believed to have been used by Sajid and Naveed Akram, suspects in the shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.

Justice Dept. sentences al-Shabaab terrorist for planning 9/11-inspired plane hijacking, crash plot

A Kenyan al-Shabaab operative was sentenced to two life terms after plotting a 9/11-style aircraft attack on US soil, including training as a pilot to hijack a commercial plane.

Cholo Abdi Abdullah training as a pilot as part of an al-Shabaab plot to attack on US soil.