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Somalia welcomes Turkish naval vessels as offshore oil exploration nears start MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s deputy defense minister, Omar Abdi Ali, alongside the Somali National Army chief, on Tuesday formally welcomed Turkish naval vessels to Mogadishu, officials said, marking a visible step in the country’s effort to strengthen maritime security as offshore oil exploration moves closer to execution. Port officials said one of the ships is an oil exploration and drilling vessel, accompanied by a security support ship. The…

The Houthi faction from Yemen claimed on Thursday they went after two ships in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.One of these vessels was American, while the other belonged to a company accused of disregarding the group’s prohibition against entering Israeli harbors.“Our Yemeni Armed Forces conducted two operations,” announced group representative Yahya Saree in a taped declaration. “The first aimed at the American oil ship, OLYMPIC SPIRIT,” he continued, noting it faced an assault in the Red Sea involving 11 ballistic…