Nov 03, 2012
A former military officer who was imprisoned in 2002 for Islamist extremism was among the eight men arrested on October 25 for involvement in an alleged "terror cell" in Cairo. Read Article Arrest of former prisoner over alleged 'terror cell' in Egypt
Oct 29, 2012
US Secretary of State meets President Abdelaziz Bouteflika over crisis in bordering Mali. Read Article Clinton in Algeria for talks on Mali crisis
Oct 22, 2012
An audio recording purported to be of Al Qaeda's No 2 in Yemen has surfaced on the internet with the militant figure denying government reports that he was killed in a US drone strike last month. Read Article Audio of Al Qaeda's No 2 in Yemen 'killed' by US drone appears online
Oct 17, 2012
A Saudi court sentences 16 men to between three and 25 years in jail for murder and attacks on the kingdom's oil facilities, the official SPA news agency reports. Read Article Saudi Arabia jails 16 members of Al Qaeda
Sep 18, 2012
Al Qaeda's branch in North Africa is calling for attacks on US diplomats and an escalation of protests against an anti-Islam video. Read Article Al Qaeda calls for more attacks on US diplomats
Sep 16, 2012
Despite administrative board reviews that recommended Adnan Latif be returned to Yemen, the 32-year-old was found dead in his Guantanamo cell earlier this month. Read Article Questions linger for parents of Yemeni prisoner who died in Guantanamo
Sep 11, 2012
Yemeni troops kill the second in command of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, regarded by Washington as the jihadist network's deadliest branch, in a raid in the east. Read Article Yemen army kills Al Qaeda's second in command
Sep 10, 2012
A spokesman for a radical Islamic group in northern Mali has confirmed that a leader of Al Qaeda's North African branch was killed in a car crash. Read Article Al Qaeda leader killed in Mali car crash
Sep 09, 2012
The US has designated the Pakistan-based network, which has launched deadly attacks on US and allied troops in Afghanistan, as a "foreign terrorist organisation", making it possible for the US to sanction those who give the group financial and other support Read Article UN blacklisting of Haqqanis sends a message to Pakistan
