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Attacks carried out by pirates on ships in the Gulf of Aden, near the Indian Ocean, are increasing but the number of successful hijackings is on the wane. Metro looks at the reasons why…  Life is getting tougher for the pirates off the coast of Somalia. Last week, the Royal Navy foiled an attack by …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The African Union (AU) has renewed its earlier calls for a no-fly zone over Somalia and additional sanctions to blockade three ports in Southern Somalia with a view to cutting off supplies to Islamic militants in Somalia. They also welcomed the decision of Ethiopia to support AMISOM and the Transitional Federal Government …

Galmudug President Admits Failure, Asks International Community for Help By JD Officials from Galmudug state in Somalia acknowledged they need to step up their fight against pirates that operate from their region, a senior official said. Galmudug President Mohamed Ahmed Alin accepted that his administration has failed in its anti-piracy efforts, in an exclusive interview …

T. E. RAJASIMHAN A robust response is required to deter the pirates. But we must also take the soft supportive action in south central Somalia for people living there.   Attacks by pirates on cargo ships off the Somalia coast in 2011 accounted for 56 per cent of such attacks globally. In the first nine …

The President of the Republic of Seychelles, James Michel, has made an appeal to world leaders to give more attention to the situation in Somalia as a matter of urgency, following the increase in piracy attacks and recruitment of pirates that are ‘better armed, better organized and prepared to resort to more desperate measures.’  “The …

Abstract Protecting the Sea Lanes of Communication (SLOCs) is in the core interest of Asian and European nations because most of our bilateral trade is conducted by sea. Combating piracy and maritime terrorism remain common challenges; at present and in the future. Due to the good cooperation between Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia pirate attacks have …

Mobhare Matinyi Famine-hit Somalia is once again in the limelight this time not for piracy but for being attacked from all possible angles in an effort to dislodge the hard fighting Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahidin, literally meaning “The Movement of the Striving Youth” famously known in short as Al Shabaab. Al Shabaab, a self-proclaimed Al Qaeda …

In a rare instance of criminal justice becoming an international reality, a French court on Wednesday convicted five Somali men of piracy for hijacking a sailboat and holding a French couple for ransom. Piracy in the seas off Somalia has become so common it is hardly even newsworthy anymore, except to those who fall victim …

Somalia will soon have a legislative framework in place that would help tackle the menace caused by pirates from that country, its ambassador said here today. “An Anti-Piracy Legislation shall be in place by May 18, for an effective maritime security and counter piracy,” Ambassador of Somalia Ebyan Mahamed Salah told newsmen on the sidelines …

Mahesh Trivedi  AHMEDABAD – Somalia believes that payment of huge ransom to pirates made them greedier for bigger gains, and wants this practice to stop.   Somalia’s ambassador to India Ebyan Mahamed Salah told an international conference in Gandhinagar near here on Saturday that “the simplest and the least costly way to stop sea piracy …