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Thursday, July 31, 2025
TopicAyman al-Zawahiri

Topic: Ayman al-Zawahiri

Sayf al-Adl who trained some of the 9/11 hijackers now de-facto leader of al-Qaeda, confirms UN

Though no formal announcement was made, according to UN report, Iran-based al-Adl is de-facto leader, after a drone strike killed al-Qaeda’s former head Ayman al-Zawahiri last August.

Al-Zawahiri dispatch from heaven: I am reunited with Osama. This is the new Muslim Brotherhood

Before you read any theory about how I, as the CEO of terror group al-Qaeda, was killed by Joe Biden, let me walk you through my own story of love, lust and betrayal.

US interests in Af-Pak now just ‘transactional’. People can fight their own battles

US drone attack that killed al-Qaeda chief al-Zawahiri shows America can still challenge the Taliban and remain a player in the Af-Pak security discourse.

Our take on Pelosi’s Taiwan visit, al-Zawahiri killing and Delhi excise policy—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Taliban won’t give up al-Qaeda, not after US killing al-Zawahiri. Kabul’s a safe haven

Pragmatists in Taliban have been willing to sacrifice global jihadism for international recognition and state-building aid. But it's not that simple.

‘Missing’ Pakistani journalist Anas Mallick located in Kabul, ambassador confirms he’s safe

Reports of Mallick gone missing began circulating Thursday night, a day after he had reached Afghanistan to cover the assassination of al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Zawahiri kill raises question — If assassination ends terrorism, why can’t others follow US?

Except for Balakot, where India executed a level of retaliation, we have been stopped from doing anything that remotely resembles what the US is doing itself.

‘Least affected by killing innocents’, new al-Qaeda emir al-Adel has shown great talent for terror

Egyptian-born jihadist Saif al-Adel, it was revealed earlier this year, had already been designated to succeed al-Zawahiri, who was killed Sunday by US forces.

Doha peace pact in tatters as US & Taliban accuse each other of violations after Zawahiri killing

The killing of al Qaeda’s senior-most leader has once again put the focus back on reliability of Doha Agreement, signed between Taliban and US under former president Trump in 2020.

Doctor of death — inside Ayman al-Zawahiri’s 50-yr career at heart of global jihadist factory

The killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a US drone strike on his home in Kabul Sunday represents the end of the generation that built the road to 9/11.

On Camera

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.