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A ballistic rocket is test-fired through a precision control guidance system in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency, May 30, 2017. (Reuters)

Terrorism and Nuclear Dreams

by Ghassan Charbel | Sep 11, 2017 | Opinion

“I participated in battles and some shrapnel are still inside my body. But, I find today’s world far more scarier than any other day before. I am a military-man and it is not easy for me to admit that I am scared. Earlier, you knew your enemy and his location. You...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang. (Reuters)

Confronting Korea’s Madman

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 5, 2017 | Opinion

Nobody no longer underestimates what Kim Jong-un says. Nearly everything that he pledged and threatened to do has come true, the last of which was the major nuclear test that angered the United States and the ballistic missile that terrified Japan and landed in its...

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North Korea announced that it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb on September 3, 2017. (Reuters)

N.Korea Develops Hydrogen Bomb as Trump, Abe Voice Concern over ‘Escalating’ Crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 3, 2017 | World

North Korea announced on Sunday that it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb, in a new step towards its goal to achieve nuclear power and signifying an escalation in its standoff with world powers over its ambitions. North Korea said in an announcement on state...

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In this Saturday, April 15, 2017, photo, soldiers march across Kim Il Sung Square during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP)

N.Korea Slams Trump’s ‘Fire and Fury’ Remarks as US President Maintains Heated Rhetoric

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 11, 2017 | World

North Korea criticized on Thursday US President Donald Trump’s recent “fire and fury” remarks, saying he is “bereft of reason” before detailing its threat to attack the US Pacific territory of Guam. “Sound dialogue is not possible with such a guy bereft of...

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Caption: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the Masikryong ski competition-2016 in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) December 20, 2016. KCNA via REUTERS

US-Korean Escalation, Political Skirmishes or Imminent Nuclear War?

by Najlaa Habriri | Aug 10, 2017 | World

London- Skirmishes between the US and North Korea leaders proceeded during the past days and words such as “fire” and “fury” replaced “economic sanctions” and “international isolation”, in an escalation that some saw might take a military approach. North Korea said on...