A spike in Somali piracy, including three hijackings in six days, coincides with escalating maritime tensions in the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. Navy has deployed three carrier strike ...

Huge concerns have been raised about the impact on those trapped as a result of the ongoing Iran-US/Israeli comflict.

The United States is set to begin “Project Freedom”, a military-backed operation to restore commercial shipping through the ...

Recent attacks mark the highest number of Somali pirate hijackings since the peak of the crisis in 2012.

These attacks underscore that the Iranian threat to the security and stability of the region persists and cannot be ignored." ...

While the date of the attack was not specified, the UAE Foreign Ministry calls the move "economic blackmail that amounts to ...

Somali pirates have hijacked a small tanker off the coast of Yemen, raising the threat to shipping in the region still further. The Yemeni coastguard issued a statement saying the gang had captured ...

Reports of multiple hijackings off the coast of Somalia are raising fears that piracy may be reviving after a relative lull over the past decade. Increased traffic round the Horn of Africa amid the ...

Analysts warn of a Red Sea security vacuum as Somali pirates and Houthi-linked groups allegedly collaborate using new tech to hijack oil tankers.

The location and timing of the attack fueled concerns about collaboration between Somali pirates and the Iran-backed Houthi ...

A Togo-flagged chemical/products tanker Eureka was boarded by armed pirates while at anchorage in the Port of Sana on 2 May. ...

Yemen’s Coast Guard has said that it is attempting to recover an oil tanker that was hijacked off the coast and is now ...