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Suicide Bomber Outside a Military Base in Yemen Kills Nine Soldiers
Yemeni officials say a suicide bomber outside a military base in the country’s restive south has killed nine soldiers and wounded more than 20 others.
Yemeni Women Seeking to Find a Voice in Revolution
When Yemen’s beleaguered President Ali Abdullah Saleh scolded women for violating Islamic law by joining men in demonstrations on the streets of Sana’a, more than 10,000 Yemeni women flooded those streets to denounce their president.
Indian Navy Apprehends 61 Suspected Somali Pirates
The Indian navy has seized a pirate ship, rescuing 13 crew members and arresting 61 suspected Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea, national media reported on Monday.
Somali Refugees Hope for Better Life Beyond Yemen’s Kharaz Camp
Every year tens of thousands of Somalis risk their lives crossing the Gulf of Aden to reach Yemen in their search for safety and a better life. Many die atrocious deaths – beaten, thrown overboard, eaten by sharks, drowned or asphyxiated in the...
Puntland Authorities Vow to Stop Human Trafficking Along Somali Coast
The authorities of the semi-autonomous Somali state of Puntland have vowed to end the activities of the notorious human traffickers based in the region. The governor of the coastal Bari region where the human traffickers load thousands of desperate African...
Indian Navy Deploys INS Savitri for Surveillance of the Seychelles And Mauritius Exclusive Economic Zone
The Indian Navy has deployed INS Savitri, an Offshore Patrol Vessel with a Chetak helicopter and Marine Commandos, for the surveillance of Exclusive Economic Zone of Seychelles and Mauritius from the end of November until early January 2010. Savitri will...
Russian Navy Claims 5,000 Pirates Operate Off Somali Coast
First deputy chief of the Russian Navy General Staff has said that at least 5 large groups of pirates, totaling over 5,000 people, are operating in the Gulf of Aden. “Pirates have become more daring and aggressive recently – there were instances...
Yemeni President Vows to Make More Arrests in US Embassy Attack
Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh is threatening to track down Islamic militants and arrest them inside their houses, following a crackdown, yesterday, in which at least 25 alleged suspects in Wednesday’s attack on the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa were...
