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 JERUSALEM — The Israel Navy, expected to protect the nation’s new energy reserves, would require a fleet in the Red Sea, a report said. The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs asserted that the Navy would need a significant presence in the Red Sea. In a report by a former senior U.S. official, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt was said to have intercepted two weapons ships sent by Iran. Security sources said the Egyptian Navy stopped two suspected Iranian-sponsored vessels off the coast of the Sinai Peninsula in this month. The Iranian ships, which contained nearly 200,000 weapons, were intercepted as they moved through the Red Sea […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Israel Navy has been recruited to protect against infiltration by African migrants. Military sources said the General Staff has ordered the Navy to increase patrols of the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea amid concern that African migrants would try to infiltrate the Jewish state. The sources said migrants […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has ordered a record number of rigs for energy exploration in 2013. Industry sources said the state-owned Saudi Aramco would acquire and operate more than 170 rigs for natural gas exploration in the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom. The sources said Aramco has ordered additional rigs to maintain […]
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 CAIRO — Egypt has again allowed an Iranian Navy ship to pass the Suez Canal toward Syria. A senior official said the Egyptian Navy approved the passage of an Iranian ship loaded with weapons to move from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. The official said Egypt dismissed a request by […]
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 By Fariborz Saremi, FreePressers.com American and Israeli attitudes to the risk posed by an Iran in possession of nuclear weapons are based on diverging historical experiences. Having seen previous strategies fail to achieve their objectives, President Barack Obama is apparently set on pursuing a policy that focuses on hard international sanctions. A […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — At least two Americans have been abducted in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Bedouin gunmen believed linked to Al Qaida attacked a group of Americans in southern Sinai on Feb. 3. This marked the first abduction of Americans in Sinai since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak in February 2011. […]