Pirates
Somali terror groups could tighten Hormuz chokehold through Bab-el-Mandeb piracy, experts say
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, is already considered a significant vulnerability due to the presence of Yemen's Houthi terrorists.
The Red Sea strategy: What does Israel stand to gain from recognizing Somaliland? - analysis
Iran seizes Eswatini-flagged vessel for smuggling fuel
LNG tanker evades pirates off Somalia as attacks escalate, maritime sources say
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.
City pirates
Shoedei Yam, a new Jerusalem gallery, presents art with attitude, sense of history.
Insurers, guards earn more from piracy than pirates
Protecting ships cost $7 billion in 2011, but Somali pirates got just $160 million in ransom.
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.
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.
Egypt nabs 4 Israeli guards in Red Sea
Israelis panic when approached by Egyptian coast guard, dump weapons overboard, arousing suspicions; detainees eventually released.
Somali pirates grow more daring
Raid in Omani territorial waters, swarming attack on vessel point to new tactics to counter the effects of a multinational naval crackdown.
Beauty of Rosh Hanikra Islands belies complex reality
Photo gallery: Pirates, illegal fishermen, offshore development taint otherwise idyllic nature reserve on Israel's northern border.
Four American hostages killed by pirates, US says
2 pirates die in struggle as US naval forces board the 4 US citizens' yacht; American victims die of their wounds.
Israeli ship escapes pirates in Indian Ocean
"Zim" company ship carrying goods and trying to make its way back to Israel avoids seizure attempt by pirates.
