(SomaliNet) Calling on all countries with a stake in maritime safety to send naval ships and military aircraft to confront the seaborne criminals, the UN Security Council voted unanimously to urge stepped up international action to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia.
The UN resolution also cal
(SomaliNet) Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetang'ula has called for the use of force to secure the arms seized by Somalia pirates a fortnight ago.
The Kenyan minister’s remarks echo a United Nations Security Council resolution that directs naval vessels and military aircraft to use
(SomaliNet) In the in the latest such attack on foreigners in Somalia, a Pakistani working for a Canadian oil company has been kidnapped in north Somalia, a regional official said on Wednesday.
This year kidnappings of foreigners onshore have become increasingly common, including in the northern
(SomaliNet) After NATO joined a growing international force to protect vessels off the perilous coast, a ship carrying cement to the East Africa country has been hijacked, a Somali official says.
Foreign minister of the semiautonomous region of Puntland, Ali Abdi Aware, says the ship was hijacked
(SomaliNet) According to reports, the Ethiopian government said on Thursday that its own troops had captured eight Kenyan terror suspects who were recently released amid accusations by rights groups of a rendition programme.
"They were all caught in Somalia along with fighters from the (Somali) I
(SomaliNet) Officials said Thursday that Somali pirates released 15 Filipino seamen and four other crewmen of a chemical tanker hijacked nearly two months ago, but were still holding 67 other Filipino sailor.
Claro Cristobal, a spokesman for the Philippines Foreign Affairs Department, said the s
(SomaliNet) If discussions are held on the issue, Somalia's militant al-Shabaab Islamist movement, which last month vowed to shutdown the main airport in the capital, Mogadishu, said it may be prepared to revoke its decision.
``It may be possible to change our decision for the sake of our people
(SomaliNet) NATO the alliance spokesman said NATO defense ministers agreed Thursday to send ships to escort vessels carrying food aid and deter piracy off the coast of Somalia.
James Appathurai, NATO's chief spokesman said ministers agreed that a seven-ship NATO force would be in the region withi
(SomaliNet) A regional government official said Somali pirates freed a Japanese chemical tanker and its crew on Thursday after a $1.6 million ransom was paid.
The MT Irene was seized by gunmen on August 21 as it travelled to India from France through the Gulf of Aden.
Somali gunmen have seized
(SomaliNet) The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and 51 other aid organizations have expressed concern about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Somalia.
The aid agencies, In a statement issued October 6, said, "Nearly half of Somalia's population, or 3.25 million people, are now in need of
