The African nation has a real chance to set in stone the foundations of a better country for its people By Nima Khorrami Assl, Special to Gulf News Ever since the fall of the Somalia’s pro-US president, Mohammad Siad Barre, in 1991, the country has been in a state of chaos and disorder. In the …
Read more »The African nation has a real chance to set in stone the foundations of a better country for its people By Nima Khorrami Assl, Special to Gulf News Ever since the fall of the Somalia’s pro-US president, Mohammad Siad Barre, in 1991, the country has been in a state of chaos and disorder. In the …
Read more »HONG KONG, April 30 (Xinhua) — A missile destroyer and a frigate with Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, which were returning home from a months-long escort mission from the Gulf of Aden, made a port call to Hong Kong on Monday. The two radar-evading hulled ships were DDG-171 Haikou and FFG- 571 Yuncheng. They …
Read more »Denmark has reached an agreement with the Seychelles to prosecute four pirates held on board a Danish warship, Denmark’s foreign ministry said. A total 16 suspected pirates were detained by the warship Absalon, which is part of a NATO-led anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden, following an action on a pirate mother ship off …
Read more »Denmark has reached an agreement with the Seychelles to prosecute four pirates held on board a Danish warship, Denmark’s foreign ministry said. A total 16 suspected pirates were detained by the warship Absalon, which is part of a NATO-led anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden, following an action on a pirate mother ship off …
Read more »Published on April 30, 2012 by jo.chuter · No Comments One hundred and two incidents of piracy and armed robbery have been reported for the first quarter of 2012, with dangerously increasing numbers in West African waters, according to figures released today in the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) global piracy …
Read more »« Back to Events iCal Import 22 – 23 October 2012 Chatham House In a world of shifting powers and newly emboldened non-state actors, this conference will assess current economic, security and political risks to international maritime security, and consider how these may play out in the future. Senior international policy-makers, representatives from the private …
Read more »N. ANAND ‘Man without a Nation’ to be screened at Alliance Francaise A documentary portraying the travails of a Thailand fisherman, who has been living in the Kochi Police Harbour Station for the last 17 months without valid papers, will be screened at Alliance Francaise on May 5. The 15-minute documentary, titled ‘Man without a …
Read more »UNNI RAMACHANDRAN There has been considerable debate and acrimony over many questions of international law involving the tragic incident of shooting and killing of two unarmed Indian fishermen by Italian Naval guards on board MV Enrica Lexie on February 15. Ever since the Indian authorities detained the ship, and instituted murder charges against the …
Read more »In the backdrop of the menace posed by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, India on Sunday said it was determined to work with Seychelles to ensure a secure environment for the benefit of the two countries. President Pratibha Patil, who arrived here to a warm welcome for a two-day state visit, said “India and …
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