Pirates

Middle Israel: Iran's Strait of Hormuz piracy is a reckless, losing strategy - opinion

Iran’s blockade of Hormuz is reckless militarily and politically, and likely the beginning of the end of the ayatollahs’ quest to impose theocracy on Iran and Iran’s sway over an unsuspecting world.

FROM THE viewpoint of the Iranian people’s economic future, Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz is a shot in the foot, the writer argues. Here, ships are anchored in the strait off the port of Bandar Abbas, Iran, this week.
A member of Houthi security forces mans a machine gun mounted on the back of a patrol vehicle at the site of an anti-Saudi rally amid an escalation with the kingdom in Sanaa, Yemen, last month.

Are the Houthis Iran’s last gaming card? – opinion

A Houthi follower rises a weapon as he attends a rally marking one year of Saudi-led air strikes, in Yemen's capital Sanaa.

Red Sea shipping drops after Houthi attacks on Saudi oil sites, data shows

An Indian soldier stands guard next to captured Somali pirates after they were brought in for prosecution by the Indian Navy, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, India, March 23, 2024.

Merchant ship hijacked off Yemen now held by Somali pirates, residents say


World Trade Organization to investigate Qatari allegations of Saudi piracy

It is unclear who owns beoutQ or where it is based. It was launched shortly after the boycott and has illegally broadcasted World Cup soccer matches as well as Hollywood entertainment.

Palestinians take part in a rally in support of Qatar, inside Qatari-funded construction project 'Hamad City', in the southern Gaza Strip, June 9, 2017

Sources: Pirates kidnap 3 in offshore Nigeria attack

The captain, chief engineer and second engineer were abducted on Monday when gunmen boarded the Malaysia-flagged Armada Tuah 22.

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Les villes intelligentes face au danger terroriste

Plus les innovateurs tentent d’augmenter l’efficacité énergétique et l’accessibilité des services publics par des réseaux virtuels, plus les consommateurs seront confrontés au piratage informatique.

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Daam, Pirates, Breslovs line up to register lists

Fifteen parties register with Central Election Committee in the Knesset to submit party lists.

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Analysis: Is Mideast terrorism drifting to Africa?

For over a year now, Israel has been increasingly preoccupied with the terror network building up throughout Africa.

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City pirates

Shoedei Yam, a new Jerusalem gallery, presents art with attitude, sense of history.

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Insurers, guards earn more from piracy than pirates

Protecting ships cost $7 billion in 2011, but Somali pirates got just $160 million in ransom.

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Iran thanks US for naval rescue operation

13 Iranians redeemed in Arabian Sea; rescue conducted by same aircraft carrier group Iran warned away from Gulf.

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US navy rescues Iranian hostages held by pirates

13 Iranians redeemed in Arabian Sea; rescue conducted by same aircraft carrier group Iran warned away from Gulf.

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Egypt nabs 4 Israeli guards in Red Sea

Israelis panic when approached by Egyptian coast guard, dump weapons overboard, arousing suspicions; detainees eventually released.

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