{
  "id": 15752797,
  "title": "The Saudi state's ambiguous stance on Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/the-saudi-states-ambiguous-stance-on-osama-bin-laden-and-al-qaeda",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T02:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/20/the-saudi-state-s-ambiguous-stance-on-osama-bin-laden-and-al-qaeda_6759336_4.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "'On the Saudi Trail of 9/11' (3/4). In the early 1990s, the break between Riyadh and the leader of Al-Qaeda appeared complete. Osama bin Laden was forced into exile after fiercely opposing the American military presence in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. However, documents from the FBI and the CIA later revealed that certain religious circles within the kingdom never severed ties with the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}