New face emerges in Kim’s entourage after 4-year reign of terror
Jo Yong-Won has emerged to a key aide to North Korea’s youthful leader Kim Jong-Un, South Korea’s officials and intelligence sources said. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Report: ISIL training jihadists in Libya to fly commercial aircraft
Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is using a flight simulator to train its jihadists to operate commercial aircraft, according to a report. (FULL STORY) (more…)
China, Taiwan swap captured spies signaling leaders’ close ties
To further illustrate the warming relationship between Supreme Leader Xi Jinping of China and President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan, who held a historic meeting in Singapore last month, Beijing (more…)
Israel seen making strategic inroads with Gulf states
Israel has quietly developed a relationship with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states who, like the Jewish state, opposed the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers and fear Teheran’s (more…)
Iran says nuclear program proceeding ‘vigorously’
The signing of the nuclear framework with world powers has not slowed the progress of Iran’s nuclear program, an Iranian nuclear official said. (FULL STORY) (more…)
ISIL’s Sinai commander in Gaza for Hamas talks
The commander of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s (ISIL’s) affiliate in Egypt quietly slipped in to the Gaza Strip last week to meet with Hamas leaders. (FULL STORY) (more…)
French intel source: Paris attack suspect likely fled to Syria
A suspect in the Nov. 13 Paris terror attacks who was last seen in Belgium has likely fled to Syria, according to a French intelligence source. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Anonymous keeps vow, conducts cyber retaliation against ISIL
GhostSec programmers, who are affiliated with the Anonymous collective, recently blitzed a website linked to ISIL supporters with ads for the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra and the anti-depressant Prozac. (more…)
UN Sec. Gen. Ban’s plans for trip to North Korea remain a mystery
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has been planning to visit North Korea, and various international news organizations have been mystified by the on-again-off-again reports of a visit. (FULL (more…)