Pirates

Somali pirates kill five crew members before tanker rescue, state authorities say

Among those killed were three from Pakistan, one from Myanmar, and one from India. Four others were injured.

|ByREUTERS
Families of the Pakistani hostage crew members of the Oil Products Tanker the HONOUR 25 that was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, hold placards during a protest, calling the government to take immediate action for the safe return of their loved ones, in Karachi, Pakistan May 13, 2026.
FILE PHOTO: Armed militiamen and a pirate walk on a rocky outcrop on the coast in the central Somali town of Hobyo as a a hijacked Korean supertanker lies anchored on the horizon on August 20, 2010.

Iraqi tribe claims it battled Somali pirates to free hijacked ship

The tribal members are from Abu al-Khasib, south of Basra, on the Shatt al Arab waterway. The men come from the village of Jaykur, close to the Iranian border.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A Moroccan fisherman sails next to an oil tanker crossing the Strait of Gibraltar with the Atlas Mountains in the background, near the Spanish town of Tarifa, as seen from Tangier, Morocco, January 8, 2026.

US-sanctioned oil tanker Sibu 1 rescued from Somali pirates in semi-autonomous Puntland region

"It was a counter-piracy operation that was carried out by our forces from two days ago and it's still going on," Mohamed Jama, the base commander for Puntland Maritime Police Force told Reuters.

|ByREUTERS
PIRATE PARTY heads Prof. Dan Ariely (left), a behavioral economist, and Noam Kuzar present their candidacy to run in the elections at the Knesset, September 7, 2026.

Ahoy, Knesset: Israel’s Pirate Party sets sail with Dan Ariely on its slate

The veteran fringe party filed a 25-person list for the October election, with the behavioral economist and best-selling author taking the No. 3 spot.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

NOVEMBER 22, 2010ByASSOCIATED PRESS
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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.

NOVEMBER 15, 2010ByASSOCIATED PRESS
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Jewmaica

A recent conference on Caribbean Jewry tells the fascinating 500-year story of Jamaica’s Jews.

APRIL 2, 2010ByPAUL M. FOER, KINGSTON
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