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A masked Somali pirate stands near a Taiwanese fishing vessel washed ashore after pirates were paid a ransom and the crew were released. (AP, 2012 file photo)
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 4, 2017 | World
Somali pirates who had seized an Indian cargo dhow off the Somali waters have taken the vessel to El-Hur, near the port of Hobyo in the semi-autonomous Galmudug state, a pirate leader told Reuters on Tuesday. Eleven crew members were on board the hijacked dhow. Aw...
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An armed pirate stands on the coastline at Hobyo town in northeastern Somalia. Source: Mohamed Dahir/AFP/Getty Image
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 28, 2013 | World
Mogadishu, AFP—Somalia’s president has offered an amnesty to young pirates in a bid to end attacks off the Horn of Africa nation’s coast as he seeks to rebuild the war-torn country, he told AFP. “We have been negotiating with the pirates indirectly...
