Pirates
The Red Sea strategy: What does Israel stand to gain from recognizing Somaliland? - analysis
Some may see it as creating a new era of international competition in the Horn of Africa - but the real issue is it may appear more of a strategic chessboard than it is.
Iran seizes Eswatini-flagged vessel for smuggling fuel
LNG tanker evades pirates off Somalia as attacks escalate, maritime sources say
Assailants attack tanker off Somali coast in suspected pirate strike
10 alleged Somali pirates go on trial in Germany
The men were captured aboard the MV Taipan in the Gulf of Aden in April by Dutch marines; they were extradited from the Netherlands to Germany in June.
Somali pirates free British couple after 388 days
"We are happy to be alive, happy to be here, desperate to see our family, and so happy to be amongst decent, everyday people," Rachel Chandler says.
Jewmaica
A recent conference on Caribbean Jewry tells the fascinating 500-year story of Jamaica’s Jews.
