Tag: Somali pirates

Issue 96:2017 03 16:Week in Brief International

16 March 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe DENMARK:  The Prime Minister asked the Turkish prime minister to postpone his visit because of Turkish/EU tensions (see NETHERLANDS below). FRANCE:  More than 50 teenagers were arrested after gangs attacked three schools in suburbs north of Paris.  The riots started when demonstrations by pupils protesting against… Continue reading Issue 96:2017 03 16:Week in Brief International

Issue 77: 2016 10 27:All at Sea (Neil Tidmarsh)

27 October 2016 All At Sea For those in peril… by Neil Tidmarsh This week, twenty-six merchant seamen were released after nearly five years in captivity.  Their ship, Nahan 3, was seized near the Seychelles in 2012 by Somali pirates wielding Kalashnikovs and grappling hooks (note that the Seychelles are getting on for 1000 miles… Continue reading Issue 77: 2016 10 27:All at Sea (Neil Tidmarsh)

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