A meeting in Cairo of Arab countries overlooking the Red Sea has condemned the acts of piracy and armed robbery near Somalia and the seizure of a Saudi oil tanker last weekend.
The meeting, co-hosted by Egypt and Yemen, and comprising representatives from Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, Sudan, Jordan and Somalia and the Arab League, called for the international community to increase its 'TerrorTube' ...
Egypt: Hostage negotiations continue ...
19 arrested in connection with Yemeni attack ...
Hanover and Bochum clinch wins in Bundesliga ...
Call for truth on Nigeria leader ... efforts to restore security and peace in Somalia. Meanwhile, Somali pirates have demanded 25 million dollars for the release of the supertanker which is carrying 100 million dollars worth of crude oil. According to the Arabic television channel Al-Jazeera the pirates gave a deadline of ten days for the ransom to be paid, threatening "disastrous" consequences if the money is not handed over.
(Deutsche Welle)
more info >>
<< Back