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Piracy 'will worsen unless Yemen and Somalia are made stable'
Piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean is likely to get worse unless the instability in Yemen and Somali are resolved, according to two separate warnings issued today.The thinktank Chatham House said in a report that regional stability was threatened by the fragile and unpredictable state o ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 20, 2008 4:36 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean is likely to get worse unless the instability in Yemen and Somali are resolved, according to two separate warnings issued today.The thinktank Chatham House said in a report that regional stability was threatened by the fragile and unpredictable state o ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 20, 2008 4:36 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Arab nations hold crisis talks on piracy
Arab counties held a crisis meeting today on how to tackle piracy, as the gang who hijacked a Saudi supertanker demanded a $25m ransom to be paid within 10 days.Pirates who seized the Sirius Star and its $100m oil cargo have warned of "disastrous" consequences unless the money is paid, acc ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 20, 2008 4:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Arab counties held a crisis meeting today on how to tackle piracy, as the gang who hijacked a Saudi supertanker demanded a $25m ransom to be paid within 10 days.Pirates who seized the Sirius Star and its $100m oil cargo have warned of "disastrous" consequences unless the money is paid, acc ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 20, 2008 4:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Ginny Hill: Instability in Yemen could add to the problem of Somali piracy
Ginny Hill: Keep an eye on Yemen. Instability in the Arab republic threatens to stand in the way of progress in the Gulf of Aden
The Guardian – Nov 20, 2008 3:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Ginny Hill: Keep an eye on Yemen. Instability in the Arab republic threatens to stand in the way of progress in the Gulf of Aden
The Guardian – Nov 20, 2008 3:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Yemen 'faces crisis as oil ends'Yemen faces economic and political turmoil as its oil runs out, with security implications for the whole region, a report says.
BBC News – Nov 20, 2008 11:36 AM [GMT] – comment?
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World Briefing | Middle East: Yemen: Thousands Displaced
Tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced or cut off from humanitarian aid in northern Yemen, where an intermittent war has raged for four years between rebels and the government.
New York Times – Nov 20, 2008 02:45 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced or cut off from humanitarian aid in northern Yemen, where an intermittent war has raged for four years between rebels and the government.
New York Times – Nov 20, 2008 02:45 AM [GMT] – comment?
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British warship to lead EU armada into Gulf of Aden
Britain is to lead an armada of EU warships to the Gulf of Aden next month to tackle the escalating problem of piracy, in a mission expected to last 12 months.The naval fleet, under UK command, would "disrupt and tackle the scourge of piracy", foreign secretary David Miliband said yesterda ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 20, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Britain is to lead an armada of EU warships to the Gulf of Aden next month to tackle the escalating problem of piracy, in a mission expected to last 12 months.The naval fleet, under UK command, would "disrupt and tackle the scourge of piracy", foreign secretary David Miliband said yesterda ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 20, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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British hostages on hijacked supertanker Sirius Star named as Peter French and James Grady
The British hostages on-board the Saudi supertanker hijacked by Somali pirates three days ago have been named as Peter French and James Grady.The attack on the US-bound vessel carrying $100m (£67m) of oil took place 450-miles south-east of the Kenyan port of Mombasa. It is the largest vessel ye ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 19, 2008 3:37 PM [GMT] – comment?
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The British hostages on-board the Saudi supertanker hijacked by Somali pirates three days ago have been named as Peter French and James Grady.The attack on the US-bound vessel carrying $100m (£67m) of oil took place 450-miles south-east of the Kenyan port of Mombasa. It is the largest vessel ye ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 19, 2008 3:37 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Indian warship fends off pirate attack
An Indian warship has successfully fought off an attack by a suspected pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden, the Indian navy said today.The latest attack came late last night, the same day pirates hijacked a Thai boat and Iranian bulk cargo carrier off Somalia's coast.The INS Tabar, which is dedicat ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 19, 2008 10:06 AM [GMT] – comment?
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An Indian warship has successfully fought off an attack by a suspected pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden, the Indian navy said today.The latest attack came late last night, the same day pirates hijacked a Thai boat and Iranian bulk cargo carrier off Somalia's coast.The INS Tabar, which is dedicat ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 19, 2008 10:06 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Piracy and ransom payments: Risky business - safe transactions
The lesson from recent years in the Gulf of Aden is that piracy pays, and it is a lesson that has not been lost on the pirates. Piracy is big business and almost certainly the biggest single business in Somalia's lawless state. The typical ransom paid is between $1m (£500,000) and $2m, and ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 19, 2008 01:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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The lesson from recent years in the Gulf of Aden is that piracy pays, and it is a lesson that has not been lost on the pirates. Piracy is big business and almost certainly the biggest single business in Somalia's lawless state. The typical ransom paid is between $1m (£500,000) and $2m, and ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 19, 2008 01:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Report: Hong Kong cargo ship hijacked
Pirates Tuesday hijacked a Hong Kong cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden near the Yemen coast, China's Xinhua news agency said.
CNN.com – Nov 19, 2008 01:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Pirates Tuesday hijacked a Hong Kong cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden near the Yemen coast, China's Xinhua news agency said.
CNN.com – Nov 19, 2008 01:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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