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No 'Plan B' for 2018 Olympics

Lima - Muslimchronicle

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach downplayed security fears surrounding the 2018 Winter Olympics on Monday following the recent escalation of tensions on the Korean peninsula. Bach told reporters in Lima he was confident there would be no threat to the Games, which take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from February 9-25. Pyeongchang is 80 kilometers (50 miles) from theRead more

Japanese ships join US carrier for drills as it nears Korean

Tokyo - Arab Today

Two Japanese destroyers on Sunday began an exercise with the US Carl Vinson carrier strike group in the Western Pacific as it approaches waters around the Korean peninsula, Japan’s navy said. The two Japanese warships, the Samidare and Ashigara, left western Japan on Friday to join the Carl Vinson in a show of solidarity as the United States confronts NorthRead more

Security Council Condemns N Korea's Ballistic-missile Launch

New York - Arab Today

The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea's latest ballistic-missile launch, demanding that the Asian country immediately cease further actions in violation of the U.N. relevant resolutions and comply fully with its obligations under these resolutions. The council expressed in a statement issued Thursday its utmost concern over Pyongyang's "highly destabilizing behavior and flagrant and provocative defiance" of the SecurityRead more

Security Council Condemns N Korea's Ballistic-missile Launch

New York - Arab Today

North Korea accuses US of creating situation for nuclear war

United Nations - Arab Today

North Korea’s deputy UN ambassador accused the United States on Monday of turning the Korean Peninsula into “the world’s biggest hotspot” and creating “a dangerous situation in which a thermonuclear war may break out at any moment.” Kim In Ryong told a news conference that “if the US dares opt for a military action,” North Korea “is ready to reactRead more

US Vice President arrives in South Korea

Seoul - Arab Today

US Vice President Mike Pence arrived in South Korea on Sunday for a high-stakes visit to reaffirm the robust security alliance and warn against North Korea's possible provocations, Yonhap News Agency reported quoting Seoul officials as saying. Pence's three-day visit here came amid rising tensions, with Pyongyang seen preparing for another nuclear test and Washington sending an aircraft carrier strikeRead more

US: North Korean test missile explodes on launch

Seoul - Arab Today

A North Korean missile exploded during launch Sunday, US and South Korean officials said, a high-profile failure that comes as a powerful US aircraft supercarrier approaches the Korean Peninsula in a show of force. It wasn’t immediately clear what kind of missile was test-fired from the east coast city of Sinpo. But the failure will sting in Pyongyang because itRead more

KCNA : N.Korea vows response to 'reckless' US Navy move

Seoul - Arab Today

North Korea denounced Washington's deployment of a naval strike group to the Korean Peninsula Tuesday, warning it was ready for "war" in a further escalation of tensions in the region. "This goes to prove that the US reckless moves for invading the DPRK have reached a serious phase," said a spokesman for the North's foreign ministry according to state-run KCNARead more

Tension escalates as US navy group heads toward Korean peninsula

Washington - Arab Today

The US Navy said Saturday it had sent a carrier-led strike group to the Korean peninsula in a show of force against North Korea’s “reckless” nuclear weapons program. The move will raise tensions in the region and comes hard on the heels of a US missile strike on Syria that was widely interpreted as putting Pyongyang on warning over itsRead more

US Navy strike group to move towards Korean peninsula

Washington - Arab Today

A US Navy strike group will be moving toward the western Pacific Ocean near the Korean peninsula as a show of force, a US official told Reuters on Saturday, as concerns grow about North Korea’s advancing weapons program. Earlier this month North Korea tested a liquid-fueled Scud missile which only traveled a fraction of its range. The strike group, calledRead more