 An article published in "Asharq Alawsat" on February 6, 2009, noted the range in age among the suspects—from seventeen to fifty-two.This article named Abdullah El Qarawi, who it described as the "most dangerous" individual on the list, as the leader of Al Qaeda operations in the Persian Gulf.According to the article Abdullah El Qarawi is just 26 years old, and most of the individuals on the list are between 25 and 25.