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Seven suspected pirates were found off the Yemeni coast after they signaled a distress call. The Royal Danish Ship, HDMS Absalon, saved the supposed pirates and then turned them into Yemeni authorities. The rescued were thought to be pirates because their boat contained AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades. There is argument over whether or not a [...]
The World Food Program made a statement that it will be giving an additional $20 million towards the support of Yemen and its refugee situation. The amount will go up from 30 million to 50 million dollars for the next two years. The money will be going to the poor communities in Yemen that are [...]
With a recent blockade of the Gaza Strip put in place by the Israeli government, there is no way for humanitarian aid to reach the area. A ship from Qatar carrying 3,000 tons of humanitarin aid has already tried to go through the blockade, but authorities sent the ship right back to where it came [...]
In the Abyan province, 225 Somali refugees were rescued after their boat was destroyed. It is unknown how this happened. Along with those rescued, the Yemen Coast Guard found eight dead bodies near the beach where the refugees were found. Because Yemen holds the policy of allowing Somali refugees into their country, they will be [...]
Yemen and the Philippines got together on Wednesday to discuss their scientific and cultural cooperation. Their main topic of discussion was the higher education possibilities in Yemen and the Philippines. The Philippines already has their foot in the door of higher education and Yemen hopes to get a helping hand in learning about their style [...]
With all the recent piracy incidents off of the Yemen coast in the Gulf of Aden, the European Union will begin talks with Yemen to end the attacks. The EU is interested because many of the ships that are being hijacked by pirates are meant to end up in Europe. In mid-December the EU is [...]
On November 19th, a Yemeni cargo ship was leaving for the Indian Ocean as it was hijacked by pirates. Holding the ship for over 2 weeks, they asked for 2 million dollars ransom for the vessel and its crew. The owner of the ship, a Yemeni of Somali background, refused to pay. On Wednesday, December [...]
Due to the recent ship hijackings in the area around Yemen, the state is to initiate a group of 20 countries to stop piracy in the area. The group will be targeting piracy in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The regional center for the group will be located in Yemen and two [...]
A London-based think tank believes that Yemen’s democracy and economy is very “fragile” for the time being. The World Bank which has much business in Yemen predicts that the country’s oil reserve could be completely gone by the year 2017. This is a major problem for the country since oil is its “cash crop.” Its [...]
On November 11, the HMS Cumberland of the UK’s Royal Navy killed two Somali pirates after a firefight. The HMS Cumberland was on patrol in the highly pirate-infested waters of the Gulf of Aden, when it saw a small wooden boat that was involved in a hijacking attempt of a Danish cargo ship. The HMS [...]