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FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to people attending a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country’s founding father, Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, April 15, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo

N. Korea Claims CIA Plot to Assassinate Kim Jong-Un

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 5, 2017 | World

North Korea on Friday accused the US Central Intelligence Agency and South Korea’s intelligence service of plotting to attack its “supreme leadership” with a bio-chemical weapon. The North’s Ministry of State Security released a statement...

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An unidentified rocket is displayed during a military parade marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang on April 15, 2017. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on April 15 saluted as ranks of goose-stepping soldiers followed by tanks and other military hardware paraded in Pyongyang for a show of strength with tensions mounting over his nuclear ambitions.
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North Korea Displays Apparently New Missiles amid Rising Tensions across the Region

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 15, 2017 | World

North Korea displayed what appeared to be new long-range and submarine-based missiles on the 105th birth anniversary of its founding father with ruler Kim Jong Un looking on with delight despite a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier group steaming towards the region....

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Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Centre in North Korea, seen from a satellite in 2012. AFP

North Korea Conducts Largest Nuclear Warhead Test

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 9, 2016 | World

North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear test on Friday, drawing strong condemnation from the international community over the “recklessness” of young ruler Kim Jong-Un, and a U.S.-Russian pledge to refer it to the United Nations. The blast at the Punggye-ri...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the first congress of the country’s ruling Workers’ Party in 36 years, in this photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang May 8, 2016. KCNA/via Reuters

N. Korean Leader Gets Promoted; 3 BBC Journalists Get Expelled

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 9, 2016 | World

Kim Jong-un has been named on Monday chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea at a rare party congress held in Pyongyang. This move highlights how the authoritarian country’s first congress in 36 years, which opened on Friday, is aimed at supporting the...

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North Korea Announces ‘Successful’ H-bomb Test

North Korea Announces ‘Successful’ H-bomb Test

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 6, 2016 | World

North Korean state television reported that scientists had successfully conducted a hydrogen bomb experiment at around 10 a.m. local time. The country has now successfully staged its first test of a more powerful form of nuclear weaponry. A hydrogen bomb is more...