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South Korean Ex-Leader Yoon Indicted for Abuse of Power: Prosecutors

This is Beirut, 01/05 09:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted Thursday for abuse of power over his martial law declaration, prosecutors said, adding to the impeached ex-leader's legal jeopardy. The new indictment without detention comes as Yoon stands trial for orchestrating an insurrection with his December 3 martial law attempt, which sought to ...

Syria Establishes Diplomatic Relations With South Korea

This is Beirut, 10/04 23:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Syria and South Korea have established diplomatic relations for the first time, with embassies to be set up in their respective capitals, Damascus said on Thursday. A Syrian foreign ministry statement said Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani on Thursday received a South Korean delegation headed by Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul. Cho was also ...

South Korea Court Ousts Impeached President Yoon

This is Beirut, 04/04 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday unanimously upheld President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his disastrous martial law declaration, stripping him of office and triggering fresh elections after months of political turmoil. Yoon, 64, was suspended by lawmakers over his December 3 attempt to subvert civilian rule, which saw armed ...

South Korea Court Reinstates Impeached PM Han as Acting President

This is Beirut, 24/03 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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South Korea's Constitutional Court dismissed the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday, reinstating him as acting president—a role he took after the president was suspended for declaring martial law. The court ruling is the latest development in South Korea's complex and sprawling political crisis, which President Yoon Suk Yeol ...

At Least 179 Dead in South Korea's Worst Plane Crash

This is Beirut, 2024-12-29 15:16 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, smashing into a barrier and bursting into flames, leaving all but two feared dead. A bird strike was cited by authorities as the likely cause of the crash, the worst ever aviation disaster on South Korean soil, which flung passengers out of the plane and ...

South Korean Lawmakers Impeach President Yoon Over Martial Law Bid

This is Beirut, 2024-12-14 10:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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South Korean lawmakers on Saturday voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, with the opposition declaring a "victory of the people". The vote took place as hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Seoul in rival rallies for and against Yoon, who launched a failed attempt to impose martial law on ...

South Korean Ruling Party Says ‘Dangerous’ President Must Go

This is Beirut, 2024-12-06 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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South Korea's ruling party chief demanded Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeol be stripped of office, warning there was a "significant risk" he could try to impose martial law again. Yoon late Tuesday declared martial law before being forced into a U-turn after lawmakers dramatically faced down soldiers at parliament and voted to overturn the ...

South Korean President Clings to Power of Martial Law

This is Beirut, 2024-12-05 10:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was still clinging to power Thursday, with his party announcing they will oppose an impeachment motion after his short-lived imposition of martial law stunned the world. Yoon suspended civilian rule late Tuesday and deployed troops and helicopters to parliament only for lawmakers to vote down the measure and ...

South Korean President Accused of Major Constitutional Violations in Impeachment Motion

This is Beirut, 2024-12-04 16:07 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol violated the constitution by declaring martial law in a move aimed at evading criminal investigations, according to an impeachment motion seen by AFP. Yoon "gravely and extensively violated the Constitution and the law", the motion filed by opposition parties earlier Wednesday says. It also said his ...

South Korea President Yoon Announces Martial Law To Be Lifted

This is Beirut, 2024-12-03 22:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday martial law would be lifted and troops withdrawn, hours after he made the shock declaration. "Just a moment ago, there was a demand from the National Assembly to lift the state of emergency, and we have withdrawn the military that was deployed for martial law operations. We will accept ...

Kyiv, Seoul Say Will Deepen Security Ties Over N.Korea Troops

This is Beirut, 2024-11-27 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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South Korea and Ukraine agreed Wednesday to deepen security cooperation in response to the "threat" posed by the deployment of North Korea troops in Russia, the presidency in Seoul announced. The statement followed a meeting between South Korea's president and Ukraine's defense minister after their countries sounded the alarm ...

Crowned with the Nobel Prize in Literature: Han Kang, Anatomist of the Soul

Bélinda Ibrahim, 2024-10-11 16:14 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Born on November 27, 1970, in Gwangju, Han Kang is the daughter of writer Han Seung-won. Her childhood and writing have been forever marked by the bloody suppression of the Gwangju Uprising in her hometown in 1980, when she was just 9 years old. Although her family had moved to Seoul just before the tragedy, her accidental discovery of photos of ...

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