Somali pirates taking Malaysian ship to Eyl (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
By Abdiqani Hassan
Somalia may be growing ripe for al-Qaida (Pioneer Press)
NAIROBI, Kenya Conventional wisdom long held that Somalia was so inhospitable that even al-Qaida gave up trying to gain a foothold amid feuding clans, erratic warlords and a wily population hardened by years of anarchy.
Somali pirates taking Malaysian ship to Eyl (The Borneo Post)
BOSASSO, Somalia: Somali pirates are taking a hijacked Malaysian tanker to their coastal base, where gunmen are already holding six vessels for ransom, a local official said yesterday.
Somali pirates seize another Malaysian ship (People’s Daily)
A regional maritime official said Saturday that Somali gunmen have hijacked another Malaysian ship off the coast of the Horn of African nation in the latest attacks on the world’s most dangerous waters. Andrew Mwangura, the east African coordinator of Seafarers Assistance Program (SAP), told Xinhua that the Malaysian vessel was seized on Friday night but could not confirm the name of the vessel …
Somali pirates taking Malaysian ship to Eyl (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Abdiqani Hassan BOSASSO, Somalia, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Somali pirates are taking a hijacked Malaysian tanker to their coastal base, where gunmen are already holding six vessels for ransom, a local …
Five Pinoys among crew of hijacked tanker in Yemen (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
Five of the 41 crewmembers of the Malaysian-flagged chemical tanker hijacked in Yemen Friday are Filipinos, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Sunday.
News Africa (Aljazeera)
Opposition fighters in Somalia appear to have made a major comeback after being ousted by Somali government troops backed up by Ethiopian forces last year.
Somali delegation commends China, Beijing Olympic Games (China Economic Net)
Although the Somali delegation to the Beijing Summer Olympic Games concluded last week came back to the country unnoticed just like they went out but the athletes as well as the officials say that both China and the Games left them with a lasting impressions.
Somali delegation commends China, Beijing Olympic Games (People’s Daily)
Although the Somali delegation to the Beijing Summer Olympic Games concluded last week came back to the country unnoticed just like they went out but the athletes as well as the officials say that both China and the Games left them with a lasting impressions. “We have been received warmly by China and its people as we arrived in the capital Beijing which has changed significantly since I have …
European Commission, Re-liberation of Somalia (Scoop.co.nz)
Louis Michel, European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, welcomes the agreement between the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia, concluded on 19th August, reiterating the support expressed by the French Presidency of the European Union.
5 na namang Pinoy seamen, binihag ng mga pirata sa Somalia (RMN)
Isa pang barko na may mga tripulanteng Pinoy ang hinay-jack ng mga pirata sa Somalia. Ayon kay Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Esteban Conejos 41 crew ang lulan ng Malaysian tanker na…
