Al-Qaeda (AQ) condemned the historic papal mass in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, considering it a manifestation of of the shame into which leaders plunged Muslims, and called on Muslims in the entire Arabian Peninsula to embrace jihad and seek help from and lend support to AQAP and the Shabaab in Somalia.

Again dismissing the results of the Arab Spring, al-Qaeda (AQ) leader Ayman al-Zawahiri portrayed true "salvation" as Muslims rallying around fighters and uniting together in echoing their demand for Shariah-based governance.

Al-Qaeda Central issued a statement lauding its branches in Mali and Somalia, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) and the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, respectively, for their operations carried out in the name of "Jerusalem Will Never Be Judaized".

Al-Qaeda (AQ) pointed to the recent 2018 Saudia al-Diriyah E-Prix Forumula E racing competition and WWE wrestling events in Saudi Arabia as examples of the moral depravity to which the country sunk, and demanding Saudis to take action to reverse the course taken by Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman.

Al-Qaeda (AQ) leader Ayman al-Zawahiri urged Saudi Muslims to immigrate for jihad and strategic planning in existing battlefields, and called on them to attack American and Israeli interests to bring down Gulf governments.

Al-Qaeda's as-Sahab Media Foundation launched a website on which it hosts its recent publications from Ayman al-Zawahiri and other group propaganda.

Al-Qaeda's (AQ) as-Sahab Media Foundation published an essay from a writing finding the twilight of the American empire evident in U.S. President Donald Trump "blackmailing" and "begging" Saudi Arabia over the arms deal.

Al-Qaeda (AQ) leader Ayman al-Zawahiri demanded Islamic groups refuse democracy and elections under secular constitutions and embrace Shariah-based governance and its pursuit.

In its 17th anniversary production commemorating the 9/11 attacks, al-Qaeda (AQ) released a speech from its leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, advising how to "confront" America.

Al-Qaeda's (AQ) as-Sahab Media Foundation published the second installment in its leadership advice series, focusing in this part on cautioning against wrongdoing in the name of jihad, such as suicide bombings in public squares.

Al-Qaeda (AQ) leader Ayman al-Zawahiri promoted unity among Muslims and rejection of division, considering these religiously mandated matters, in a video speech.

Al-Qaeda (AQ) released a video speech from its media chief on the post-Arab Spring Middle East and North Africa, arguing that the uprisings have not brought real change and Muslims must return to the squares and demand Shariah-based governance.

Al-Qaeda (AQ) promoted reverence for Islamic scholars in Nafeer 27 and urged those scholars who are disparaged to preserve amid adversity.

Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) released a video featuring fighters involved in the August 2012 attack at Minhas Airbase in Kamra, a town in Pakistan's Punjab province.

Al-Qaeda's (AQ) media chief authored a document urging Muslims to invest resources in fellow Muslims to improve their living conditions and weaken the grasp their governments have over them, and to forcefully take the reins of power from "agents" to the West.

Al-Qaeda (AQ) leader Ayman al-Zawahiri championed jihad above all other means to liberate Palestine in a video speech, and called on fighters to expand the scope of their battle to reach those that enable Israel.

Al-Qaeda’s (AQ) media chief described U.S. President Donald Trump as acting like “Rambo” in trying to single-handedly defeat “terrorism” on multiple fronts and promoted the military success of the Afghan Taliban in an audio speech.

Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) released a biography of a top commander who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in late-2017 in Afghanistan's Zabul province.

Al-Qaeda's (AQ) as-Sahab Media Foundation released a video lecture from former leader Usama bin Laden recorded prior to 9/11, wherein he discusses jihad and traveling to fight as obligations.

Al-Qaeda Central (AQC) condemned the incident on April 2, 2018, in which nearly 200 civilians were reportedly killed and wounded in an airstrike in Kunduz, Afghanistan, and urged jihadists to galvanize the emotions of Muslims towards action.

Al-Qaeda (AQ) stressed in Nafeer 26 what it called a "lineage of treachery" among Saudi rulers from founder Ibn Saud through crown prince Bin Salman and called on Islamic scholars to denounce them and confront them with "knowledge".