DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Suspected Somali pirates have seized a Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, authorities said late Monday. A European naval operation in the Mideast, known as ...

Piracy off the coast of Somalia declined after peaking in 2011, but resumed at a faster pace in the past year.

After seven-week hijack, Puntland locals say they are victims of foreign trawlers. But China calls the attack ‘vicious’.

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The Liao Dong Yu was “liberated”, the European Union’s Atalanta naval force (EUNAVFOR) said in a social media post, citing ...

MOGADISHU, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Suspected pirates have hijacked a Yemeni-flagged fishing boat off Eyl, northern Somalia, the European Union naval force said on Tuesday. EU Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) ...

January 23, 2025: The Somali pirates are back in action. It’s been eleven years since the last outbreak of piracy in the Red Sea. Violence against commercial shipping in the Red Sea region began in ...

A maritime piracy attack occurred on the night of Jan. 31 in Gabonese waters, highlighting ongoing security concerns in the ...

Foreign ships arrived — as did Somali pirates who targeted them. By the early 2010s, Somali piracy had declined. A main reason for this was the entry of international navies sent into Somali ...