World news about “Somalia”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
Counter-piracy in the Gulf of Aden The international community is mobilising against the Somali pirates. NATO, the EU and various other industrialised… 24/07/2009 - tags: NATO, Somalia, Piracy
All 36 crew ‘safe’ as pirates let tuna boat goAll 36 crew members of a Basque owned fishing boat hijacked by Somali pirates have been freed. The owners of the… 17/11/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Spain calls for blockade of pirate portsSpain is calling for Europe to take a tougher stance in dealing with piracy on the high seas. It wants… 12/11/2009 - tags: European Union, Somalia, Piracy
Somali pirates threaten to kill Spanish hostagesSomali gunmen have threatened to kill three Spanish sailors abducted from a fishing vessel if two suspected pirates… 06/11/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Dozens die in Somali mortar fireRenewed and intense fighting in the Somali capital Mogadishu has claimed the lives of at least 30 people… 22/10/2009 - tags: Africa, Somalia, Conflict
Pirates demand ransom for Spanish boatPirates who seized a Spanish tuna fishing boat off Somalia have demanded a ransom of more than 2.5 million euros for… 14/10/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
French naval vessel repels Somali piratesSomali pirates in two small boats bit off more than they could chew when they attacked the French navy. They apparently… 08/10/2009 - tags: France, Somalia, Piracy
Spanish navy captures Somali piratesPirates continue to call the shots on the Alakrana, a Spanish tuna fisher hijacked off the coast of Somalia. But… 05/10/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
US kills al Qaeda militant in Somalia… forces in Somalia. … agents say Somalia has become a … 15/09/2009 - tags: Somalia, Terrorism, Al-Qaeda
Desert Flower releasedDesert Flower, by director Sherry Hormann, is the true story of Waris Dirie. She fled Somalia to avoid a forced… 08/09/2009 - tags: Somalia, Women, Venice film festival
Pirates attack US helicopterPirates off the Somali coast are getting bolder with this evidence of a patrol helicopter under fire. Marines… 27/08/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy, Attack
French “James Bond” escapes captors… insurgents in Somalia says he … venture to Somalia, which is one … 27/08/2009 - tags: France, Somalia, hostage
German ship arrives in Mombasa…4 months lateAfter four months in the hands of Somali pirates the German container ship Hansa Stavanger along with its crew has… 08/08/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy, Somali pirates
Two French military advisors kidnapped in Somalia… in Mogadishu, Somalia, were … Lawless Somalia managed to … 14/07/2009 - tags: France, Somalia, hostage
Heavy fighting rocks MogadishuClashes between Islamist insurgents and government forces in the Somali capital Mogadishu have killed at least forty… 12/07/2009 - tags: Somalia, Conflict
African peacekeepers drawn into Somalia warAmid fierce fighting in Mogadishu, African Union peacekeepers are said to have directly intervened to help beleaguered… 12/07/2009 - tags: Somalia, Conflict
Food aid crisis in war-torn Somlia… Director in Somalia, Peter … piracy off Somalia's coast, … 14/05/2009 - tags: Food, Somalia, Crisis
Dozens dead in Somalia clashes… groups in Somalia's capital … central rule, Somalia's interim … piracy off Somalia's shores. … 11/05/2009 - tags: Somalia, Religion, Clashes
Antiguan ship seized by Somali piratesSomali pirates have captured a German operated cargo ship. It is believed the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged vessel… 06/05/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Somali pirates seize two shipsNineteen Somali pirates have been captured in a NATO led operation in the Gulf of Aden, The group was detained… 02/05/2009 - tags: NATO, Somalia, Piracy
Donors say poverty prompts Somalian piracy… stability in Somalia. The money was … have left Somalia with no … 24/04/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Countering the pirates with a treasure chest… piracy in Somalia. … stability in Somalia. … off Somalia have proved to … The Somalia leadership has … 23/04/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Donors pledge money to combat Somali piracy… of piracy off Somalia diplomats have … authority in Somalia is seen as a … "Across all Somalia there must be … 23/04/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
International conference to save Somalia… the seas off Somalia will be top of … to help Somalia, to remind … UN's envoy to Somalia … the people of Somalia." … 23/04/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Belgian navy joins fight against piracy… piracy off Somalia, as part of … patrols off Somalia, but pirate … 19/04/2009 - tags: Belgium, Somalia, Piracy
Belgian ship and 10 crew seized by Somali piratesA Belgian ship with ten crew members has become the latest vessel to be seized by pirates off Somalia. The Pompei was… 18/04/2009 - tags: Belgium, Somalia, Piracy
US rescues captain, kills Somali pirates… their ship off Somalia, Phillips had … ships off Somalia could become a … 13/04/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
American cargo ship skipper freedThe captain of an US cargo vessel taken hostage off Somalia has been freed and three of the pirates who were holding… 12/04/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
European crew seized in tugboat hijackSixteen European sailors are being held captive after pirates seized a tugboat in the latest hijacking in the busy Gulf… 11/04/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Hostage killed in French sea-raid off Somalia… the coast of Somalia. Pirates … the coast of Somalia. … 11/04/2009 - tags: France, Somalia, Piracy
French special forces botch pirate raidThe French navy has stormed a sailboat held by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, off the Somali coast, killing two pirates… 10/04/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Another ship seized off SomaliaSomali pirates have struck again in the Gulf of Aden. A Greek-owned cargo ship with 22 crew on board has been… 22/02/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Task force captures more pirate suspectsA multi-national naval force has seized nine alleged pirates in the Gulf of Aden after answering a distress call from… 13/02/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Two dozen nations form battle-lines against piratesThe war against pirates operating off the Somali coast took a step forward with a gathering of 24 countries at the… 15/01/2009 - tags: Somalia, United Nations, Piracy
Ethiopian troops pull out of Mogadishu… than any of Somalia's other … have been in Somalia for two years … piracy off Somalia's … 14/01/2009 - tags: Ethiopia, Somalia, African Union
China joins anti-piracy force off SomaliaGlobal efforts against Somali pirates are raising questions about regional influence and power. Three Chinese warships… 26/12/2008 - tags: Somalia, China
German patrol fights off Somali piratesThe foreign offensive against Somali pirates appears to be paying off. The latest quick action by a German warship in… 26/12/2008 - tag: Somalia
Fresh hijackings as UN steps up anti-piracy fight… take action on Somalia's territory … force for Somalia rather than a … to war-torn Somalia. Washington … 17/12/2008 - tag: Somalia
UN pirate hunt widens to land, sea and air… seizures off Somalia's coastline … been taken off Somalia's 3,000 … 17/12/2008 - tag: Somalia
EU begins patrols against Somali piratesA new campaign to crackdown on piracy in the Horn of Africa is being launched today by the European Union. Six warships… 08/12/2008 - tag: Somalia
Danish navy thwarted by legal ambiguity… pirates off Somalia. … the coast of Somalia, to protect … 04/12/2008 - tags: Denmark, Somalia
UN votes to fight piracy… instability in Somalia, in an attempt … freezes, but Somalia's UN … we face in Somalia, and the … 21/11/2008 - tags: Security, Somalia, Piracy
Best way to tackle pirates ‘may be on land’… the seas off Somalia is a question … because Somalia is a … 20/11/2008 - tags: Security, Somalia, Transport
Negotiations begin over hijacked tankerThe Saudi owners of a massive oil tanker hijacked by Somali pirates have confirmed they’ve begun direct negotiations… 19/11/2008 - tag: Somalia
EU big guns going to pirate zone… are brought to Somalia, which has … effective in Somalia. Pirate gangs … 19/11/2008 - tags: Security, Somalia
Riyadh slams tanker hijacking as terrorism… to sail to Somalia. The Sirius … haven, with Somalia having no … attacks off Somalia this year, and … 18/11/2008 - tags: Oil, Saudi Arabia, Somalia
Search intensifies for hijacked tankerEfforts are being stepped up to reach a fully-laden supertanker that has been hijacked by pirates off the coast of… 18/11/2008 - tags: Africa, Oil, Somalia
