North-Africa
Egypt says sailors on hijacked ship off Somalia coast are in good health
Wednesday May 13, 2026 Egyptian diplomats moved quickly after pirates seized a commercial cargo vessel with an Egyptian crew off the Somali…
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UAE condemns hijacking of oil tanker carrying Egyptian sailors off Yemen
Wednesday May 13, 2026 The UAE has strongly denounced the hijacking of an oil tanker off the Yemeni coast, a vessel carrying…
North-Africa
Egypt confirms oil tanker hijacked off Yemen coast, taken to Somalia
Hussien ElkabanyTuesday May 12, 2026 Egypt said Monday that an oil tanker carrying eight Egyptian sailors was seized off Yemen’s coast and…
Somalia
Oil tanker hijacked off Yemen coast taken toward Somalia, report says
Mohamed GabobeSunday May 3, 2026 Gulf of Aden (file photo) An oil tanker has been seized by Somali pirates off Yemen’s coast,…
East-Africa
Piracy rises off Somalia again amid concerns over Iran war
By Shola LawalFriday May 1, 2026 A fresh wave of hijackings off Somalia is rattling shipping lanes and reviving memories of the…
Somalia
Pirates seize another vessel off Somali coast as threat level rises
Harry SekulichMonday April 27, 2026 Shipping routes off Somalia are once again under close scrutiny after a cargo vessel was seized in…
Somalia
Pirates hijack oil tanker with 17 crew off Somali coast
Saturday April 25, 2026 Somali pirates have seized an oil tanker off the country’s northeastern coast, underscoring a renewed threat on a…
Somalia
Pirates hijack oil tanker with 17 crew off Somali coast
Saturday April 25, 2026 An oil tanker was left under guard after being freed, a stark reminder of how quickly piracy can…
North-Africa
At least 17 Somali migrants die in boat capsizing off Algeria coast
Friday April 24, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A boat carrying Somali migrants capsized between Algeria and Spain, killing at least 17 people,…
Somalia
Turkey’s drillship Çağrı Bey arrives off Mogadishu for Somalia’s first deep-sea oil project
Friday April 10, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia marked a major energy breakthrough on Friday as Turkey’s deep-sea drilling vessel Çağrı Bey…
Somalia
EU naval forces retake hijacked Iranian vessel off Somalia
Will XavierTuesday April 7, 2026 An Iranian-flagged dhow that had been seized off Somalia’s coast has been freed after sustained pressure from…
