THE WALL STREET JOURNAL/NEWSCORE HOUSTON — America will halve its reliance on Middle East oil by the end of this decade and could end it completely by 2035 due to declining demand and the rapid growth of new petroleum sources in the Western Hemisphere, energy analysts now anticipate. The shift, a result of technological advances […]
Durban – Deborah Calitz and Bruno Pelizzari, who were kidnapped by Somali pirates, said they were promised release three times before finally being freed. “They would treat us a little bit better every time it got closer to what they called a ‘release’,” Pelizzari told East Coast Radio in an interview. “It happened three times before we […]
Shipping companies that have had vessels with valuable cargoes seized by Somali pirates have come to realize that some of these attacks were not just blind luck on the part of the pirates. Interviews with sailors freed once the ransom was paid began to yield hints that the pirates were receiving very specific information on […]
CANBERRA, Australia – A boat carrying up to 150 people trying to claim asylum in Australia capsized Wednesday in the Indian Ocean within a week of the drownings of more than 90 people on a similar journey. Two merchant ships have collected survivors from the capsizing north of the Australian territory of Christmas Island, Australian […]
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bob Carr visited the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, strengthening Australia’s ties with the Middle East. Senator Carr’s visit to Oman was the first by an Australian Foreign Minister in at least two decades. Senator Carr’s discussions with his Omani hosts, including the Minister Responsible for Foreign […]
On the the International Day of the Seafarer we’re launching a video series on piracy in the Indian Ocean. This episode focuses on a new report released on 22nd June by the International Maritime Bureau and “Oceans Beyond Piracy” called “The Human Cost of Somali Piracy” which highlights the plight of hostages. This article was […]
Johannesburg – Deborah Calitz and Bruno Pelizzari, who were kidnapped by Somali pirates and held captive for more than a year, will arrive in South Africa on Wednesday morning, a family spokesman said. “They will leave Rome tonight [Tuesday] and will land in Pretoria on Wednesday morning,” Calitz’s brother Dale van der Merwe said on […]
Dubai (RBC) Somalia’s president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed will attend the global anti-piracy conference that begins here tomorrow to affirm his country’s commitment to fight the menace. Mr Ahmed will also seek to shore up support and funding for development initiatives to root out piracy. He will be among foreign ministers, senior government officials from more […]
LAMU, Kenya (Reuters) – A British woman freed from captivity by Somali pirates in March told a Kenyan court on Monday she had never seen the man accused by Kenyan authorities of her kidnap, dealing a potential blow to the prosecution’s case. Judith Tebbutt, who testified from Britain via a video link, was abducted from […]
Time for GCC governments to follow suit The UAE’s call for a global policy action on combating piracy comes in line with the maritime-piracy symposium that will be held in Dubai on June 27-28. The idea is to enhance public-private partnerships and strengthen global engagement to tackle the problem. Piracy has become a scourge for […]