EGYPTIANS SEIZE BAGS FULL OF TNT IN THE SINAI Egyptian security forces announced on November 10 the seizure of 600 kilograms of TNT, hidden in bags near the village of al-Rathian, in the north of the Sinai Peninsula (Asharq al-Awsat, November 11). The seizure comes... MORE

According to a November 6 report in al-Sharq al-Awsat, Saudi authorities have recently made sizable seizures of large quantities of weapons and explosives at the kingdom's borders, including its border with Iraq. The report by the Interior Ministry's Border Guard Directorate-General details seizures made only... MORE

After returning from his militant adventures in Kashmir, recently sentenced British terrorist Dhiren Barot recounted his experiences in the book The Army of Madinah in Kashmir. Writing under his alias 'Esa al-Hindi, he lashed out against Western powers' interventions in Muslim lands, advising that "in... MORE

TALIBAN CRACKING DOWN ON INFORMANTS IN PAKISTAN According to Dawn on November 3, the bullet-riddled body of local tribesman Mohammed Jan Khan was found near Chingai village in Bajaur Agency. A note in Pashtu was found attached to his body that accused him of spying... MORE

Japan's immediate security concern is the threat posed by North Korea, which conducted a nuclear test on October 9. Yet, the country has been singled out by al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden as an enemy, has had diplomats and aid workers killed by Iraqi insurgents... MORE

Confusion continues to surround the case of eight foreign nationals and 15 Yemenis arrested in Yemen in October in relation to an alleged al-Qaeda plot to smuggle small-arms to Islamists in Somalia. The accused include three Australians, a Dane, a Briton, a Somali and an... MORE

Based on what United States and regional security sources described as credible intelligence of a possible maritime terrorist attack against Saudi and Bahraini coastal and offshore oil installations, radical Islamists in the Persian Gulf appear to be heeding al-Qaeda second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri's call to target... MORE

In early September, the outlawed Baath party distributed a "hit list" of prominent Iraqi political, military and judicial leaders who were targeted for assassination (al-Watan, October 17). It resurfaced publicly this month and has been widely reported in the Iraqi press. The Baath party document... MORE

ATTACK LAUNCHED AGAINST TOP BAJAUR AGENCY MILITANTS Early Monday morning, the Pakistani army launched an air attack on a madrassa in Bajaur Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The attack, which destroyed a madrassa compound in the village of Chingai, killed an estimated 80... MORE

Throughout the Arab and Muslim worlds, the holy month of Ramadan has come to be known as the most popular television season. Each year, new and returning serials are eagerly awaited by millions of viewers. As a sign of the immense popularity of Ramadan broadcasting,... MORE