September 11

'Let us have our peace': Fearing disruption at Ground Zero, 9/11 families ask Mamdani to stay away

US AFFAIRS: Families of 9/11 victims are urging New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani to skip the 25th anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero, saying his presence could disrupt their day of mourning.

AMERICAN FLAGS and flowers mark victims’ names at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City. Families say the site is sacred ground that should be a place of mourning, not a ground for political division.
A sign is seen at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation building in Toronto, March 25, 2009.

Do not refer to 9/11 as 'terror attacks,' leaked Canadian broadcaster memo instructs reporters

 THE TWIN Towers burn

Accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ordered to stand trial at Guantanamo in 2028

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrives prior speaking about the fiscal year 2027 budget in New York City on May 12, 2026.

Families of 9/11 victims launch petition to bar Zohran Mamdani from 25th anniversary memorial


The killing of Zawahiri: Twenty years too late - analysis

Al Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed twenty years too late, he should have been neutralized long ago, but he kept getting away with his deeds.

 Undated bounty poster calling for information on Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri

Afghan central bank says US plan for frozen funds an 'injustice'

The frozen funding combined with sanctions and a drop off in development funding have sent the country's economy into freefall.

 TALIBAN FORCES stand guard a day after the US troops withdrawal from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, last month.

January 6: A cautionary tale - analysis

The way America responded to both was markedly different. After September 11, 2001, America rallied together; after January 6, 2021, it continued its descent into polarized camps. 

A mob of supporters of then-US President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

COVID, 9/11 did nothing to change airport profiling

This September marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11. The event did nothing to assuage my nervousness when it comes to flying.

 An El Al plane, diverted to Liege, Belgium following the Brussels Airport attack in 2016.

September 11, 20 years later

However obvious that may seem today – 20 years later – it was not so clear to US media then that their country was under attack.

 THE TWIN Towers burn

US House of Representatives marks 20th anniversary of 9/11 with rabbi’s prayer

On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the attacks, the US House of Representatives acknowledged the coincidence with the imminent High Holidays with an opening prayer by a rabbi.

 THE WTC’S Tower 2 dissolves in a  cloud of dust and debris about 30  minutes after the first Twin Tower  collapsed, as seen from Jersey City,  September 11, 2001. (

Social media used to spread antisemitic 9/11 theories

A report by human rights organization the Simon Wiesenthal Center compiled various conspiracy theories relating to the 9/11 attacks and emphasized how social media has been used to spread these lies.

 Social media: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok

Biden 'shouldn't come' to NY for 9/11 anniversary - Giuliani

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani said the president 'shouldn't come' to New York to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks because of his handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, personal attorney to US President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference about the 2020 U.S. presidential election results held at Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, US, November 19, 2020.

September 11 anniversary: Recollections of that terrible day

Two weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the author wrote about his experiences that day, a piece he reads every year on the anniversary. This is an abridged version.

 THE DEVASTATION, seen September 26, 2001.

Walking away from the devastation on 9/11

The impact of the September 11 terrorist attacks is deep and lasting — Especially for those inside the World Trade Center buildings at the time.

 LOWER MANHATTAN awash in smoke as the ‘plume,’ which lasted for weeks, begins to form