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North Korean scientists and technicians, who developed missile “Hwasong-12” cheer North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) May 20, 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS

Nkorea Fires another Ballistic Missile ‘Dashing Hopes for Peace’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 21, 2017 | World

North Korea test-fired on Sunday a medium-range missile, US and South Korean officials said, the latest ballistics test for a country ramping up its development of nuclear weapons and missiles. The missile was launched Sunday at about 4:59 p.m. Seoul time from a site...

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Houthi militants sit on the back of a patrol truck as they secure the site of a rally commemorating the anniversary of South Yemen’s independence from British colonial rule, in Yemen’s capital Sana’a, Nov. 30, 2015. Reuters

Saudi Arabia Shoots down Ballistic Missile Launched by Houthis towards Ar Rayn

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 20, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah, Aden, Taiz – Saudi Arabia said it shot down a ballistic missile, fired by Yemeni rebels, southern Saudi province of Ar Rayn, well to the west of Riyadh late Friday. The area is open desert and there were no casualties. Air defense units “intercepted a...

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People watch a news report on North Korea firing a ballistic missile, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, May 14, 2017. Kim Do-hoon/Yonhap via REUTERS

North Korea Fires Missile, Defying New Leader in South

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 14, 2017 | World

North Korea on Sunday test-launched a ballistic missile that flew for half an hour and reached an unusually high altitude before landing in the Sea of Japan, defying all pleas to rein in its weapons program, South Korean and US officials said. The launch is a direct...

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A ballistic missile is launched in an undisclosed location in Iran. Reuters

U.S. Officials: Iran has Failed to Launch Ballistic Missile

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 18, 2016 | World

London-Iran has failed to launch a ballistic missile with a range of 4,000 kilometers on the eve of the anniversary of the nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers, high-ranking U.S. officials said. Fox News quoted U.S. intelligence officials as saying that...

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In this November 2, 2006 file photo, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fire missiles during a war game in a desert near the holy city of Qom, southeast of Tehran. (Reuters/Fars News)

Iranian media showcases Revolutionary Guard’s ballistic capabilities to “attack and destroy” Israel

by Ali M. Pedram | Nov 16, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian websites close to the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have run special feature reports and interviews relating to Iran’s capability to “attack and destroy” Israel using ballistic missiles, the semi-state-run Fars and Tasnim...