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South Korea is playing a growing role in expanding Egypt's El Dabaa nuclear plant
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South Korea helps Egypt expand Russian-built nuclear plant

South Korea's growing role in Egypt's Russian-built El Dabaa nuclear plant has helped shield the project from sanctions and enabled expansion

The New Arab Staff
22 August, 2026
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Iraq
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Inside Iraq's race to rebuild its fragmented air defences

Francesco Salesio Schiavi 
21 May, 2026
In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency and taken on May 2, 2026, the Gambia-flagged tanker vessel Bili is pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran.
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South Korea condemns attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, vows response

The New Arab Staff
11 May, 2026
Boats navigate the sea on April 28, 2026 on Qeshm Island, Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.
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South Korea says 'unidentified aircraft' hit cargo vessel in Hormuz Monday

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 May, 2026
Drone Aerial View of an Oil Tanker Ship Sailing under the Modern Bridge in Busan, South Korea, East Asia
Strait of Hormuz
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First South Korean tanker transits alternative Red Sea route

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 April, 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
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South Korea secures 273m crude barrels via routes outside Hormuz

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 April, 2026
President Lee Jae Myung called out Israel for the abuse of Palestinians [Getty]
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Israel lashes out at South Korean leader over Palestine posts

The New Arab Staff
11 April, 2026
South Korean flags are flying in the wind at the government building in Seoul
South Korea
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South Korea to send ships to Saudi Red Sea port to avoid Hormuz

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 April, 2026
Sri Lanka has been forced to raise fuel prices by almost one third in two weeks
US-Israel war on Iran
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How are countries reacting to the Iran war fuel crisis?

The New Arab Staff
22 March, 2026
Supporters of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol weep and pray for his acquittal in front of the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul,
South Korea
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Ex-South Korea leader Yoon gets life in prison for insurrection

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 February, 2026
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Arms trade
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The rise of South Korea as a key arms dealer to the Middle East

Paul Iddon
04 December, 2025
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Sanae Takaichi (C) attends a meeting of its executive committee at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo
Japan
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Who is Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first female leader?

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 October, 2025
US President Donald Trump with North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-un
North Korea
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North Korea's Kim open to US talks, vows to keep nuclear arsenal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 September, 2025
A 24-hour Yonhapnews TV broadcast at Yongsan Railway Station in Seoul showing a news broadcast of a test launch of new intercontinental ballistic missile
North Korea
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North Korea declares nuclear statehood 'permanently enshrined'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 September, 2025
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South Korea's ex-president Yoon indicted for abuse of power

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 July, 2025
Image of the South Korean and Syrian foreign ministers shaking hands.
Syria
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Syria, South Korea establish diplomatic relations

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 April, 2025
South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol speaks during the declaration of emergency martial law at the Presidential Office on December 03, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea
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South Korea court ousts impeached president Yoon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 April, 2025
Photo of impeached South Korean president Yoon giving a public address
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South Korean court issues warrant for impeached President Yoon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 December, 2024
Firefighters and rescue personnel work near the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 29, 2024.
South Korea
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South Korea plane crash: 179 feared dead out of 181 aboard

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 December, 2024
South Korean flags are flying in the wind at the government building in Seoul
South Korea
World
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S. Korean opposition urges removal of impeached President Yoon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 December, 2024
Protesters demonstrate against the country's president on December 04, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean lawmakers voted to lift the declaration of emergency martial law announced earlier by President Yoon Suk Yeol in a televised speech. Since taking office two years ago, Mr Yoon has struggled to push his agendas against an opposition-controlled parliament.
South Korea
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South Korean president faces impeachment after martial law

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 December, 2024