Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Anti-government tribes have attacked a Western-operated oil facility in Yemen. Officials said tribal fighters killed at least two soldiers in an attack on oil installations operated by Norway’s DNO in the southeastern province of Hadramaut. The officials said the Jan. 11 attack came after the tribes warned DNO to stop […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has delivered maritime security vessels to Djibouti. The U.S. State Department has supplied two high-speed aluminum coastal security boats to the Djiboutian Navy. Officials said the boats would enhance Djibouti’s maritime security capabilities as well as border security. “The center of gravity of the Djiboutian economy is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Somali pirates are said to have enhanced their combat skills in attacks in the Arabian and Red Seas. A leading Russian commander said Somali pirates have been equipped with modern weapons and communications to sustain operations amid the deployment of an international task force based in the Gulf of Aden. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — The Russian Navy has completed preparations of a major exercise along the coast of Syria. Officials said the Russian Navy has sent a fleet to the eastern Mediterranean Sea for a major exercise in mid-January. They said the four-day exercise would include combat and logistics vessels. “A tactical group of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia has been preparing for major naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean. Officials said the Russian Navy has sent at least 12 warships for exercises in the Mediterranean and the Gulf of Aden in January. They said the exercises would include demonstrations of anti-submarine and air defense operations near the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Despite a sharp drop in the success rate, hundreds of Somalis continue to engage in piracy in the Red Sea and Gulf. A senior U.S. official said hundreds of Somalis continue to be employed as pirates and target merchant vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Thomas Kelly, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Iranian Navy has sent ships to Saudi Arabia. Officials said the Navy has sent two ships to the Saudi port of Jedda. They identified the vessels as Shaid Qandi, a destroyer, and Kharg, a supply ship, which arrived in the Red Sea port on Feb. 4. “This mission aims […]