WikiLeaks reveals Saudi intrigue and unpaid limo bills
By RAPHAEL SATTER and MAGGIE MICHAEL At the Saudi Embassy in Tehran, diplomats talked about airing the grievances of disenchanted local youth using Facebook and Twitter. At the embassy in…
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Egypt court orders release of Al-Jazeera English journalists
By MAGGIE MICHAEL An Egyptian judge on Thursday ordered the release on bail of a pair of Al-Jazeera English journalists being retried on terror-related charges, bringing cheers from their families…
Yemen’s al-Qaida claims responsibility for Paris attack
By MAGGIE MICHAEL Yemen’s al-Qaida branch on Wednesday claimed responsibility for last week’s massacre at a Paris satirical newspaper, with one of its top commanders saying the assault was in…
Egypt acquits 26 men in trial over police raid on gays
By MAGGIE MICHAEL An Egyptian court on Monday acquitted 26 men arrested in a televised raid last month by police looking for gays at a Cairo public bathhouse, a ruling…
Yemen’s al-Qaida thrives on Sunni backlash to Shiite rebels
Al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen is surging in strength, finding new support and recruits among the country’s Sunni tribesmen, in a backlash to drone strikes and the rise to power of…
Libyan charged in 1998 US embassy bombings dies
By MAGGIE MICHAEL Fifteen years after allegedly helping al-Qaida plot the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, Abu Anas al-Libi parked his car on a quiet street…
Egypt court orders retrial in Al-Jazeera case
By MAGGIE MICHAEL An Egyptian appeals court on Thursday ordered the retrial of three Al-Jazeera English journalists held for over a year on terror-related charges, a ruling that their lawyers…