The crew of the hijacked oil tanker MT Honour 25 is in critical condition, suffering from illness and starvation after being held by Somali pirates for over three months. They are pleading for government assistance as negotiations for their release have stalled.
Ship tracking data indicates a sharp decline in oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, with only one tanker passing on Thursday, the lowest number since May 7. The previous day saw three tankers transit the vital waterway. No ships entered the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. Meanwhile, 32 tankers passed through the Bab al-Mandab strait, the gateway to the Red Sea, with 14 heading in and 18 heading out.
Houthi strikes, described as a 'naval blockade' on Saudi Arabia, threaten to disrupt another vital chokepoint in global oil trade, the Bab el-Mandeb strait, similar to the Strait of Hormuz.
La police éthiopienne a annoncé avoir arrêté 17 passeurs cette semaine. Les hommes sont accusés de trafic d'êtres humains, d'extorsion et de viols. Le réseau de passeurs aurait fait passer des milliers de migrants à travers Djibouti et le Yémen vers l'Arabie saoudite et aurait extorqué près de cinq millions d'euros à ses victimes.
Germania intenționează să mute două nave militare din Djibouti în estul Mediteranei în următoarele zile, după ce a ajuns la concluzia că nu sunt încă întrunite condițiile pentru o posibilă misiune militară de securizare a Strâmtorii Ormuz, având în vedere războiul în curs SUA-Iran, a declarat un purtător de cuvânt al Ministerului Apărării, citat de DPA.
A Saudi-owned ship, identified as the Encelia, caught fire in the Red Sea on Thursday after coming under attack. Saudi authorities confirmed the incident and stated that all crew members were safe.
More than 256,000 people in Djibouti—roughly a quarter of the nation's population—face crisis or emergency-level hunger in the coming months, according to a UN-backed global food monitoring network. The warning signals a looming humanitarian emergency in the Horn of Africa region.
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The merchant vessel, while transiting from Aden, Yemen, reported an attempted pirate attack approximately 300 nautical miles east-northeast of Djibouti, said Indian Navy officials.
Une importante évaluation internationale est en cours à Madagascar. Depuis le 30 juin et jusqu'au 2 juillet, le pays accueille une mission de cinq experts mandatés par Djibouti et la Tanzanie dans le cadre du deuxième cycle d'examen de l'application de la Convention des Nations Unies contre la corruption (CNUCC). Cette visite-pays doit mesurer les progrès accomplis par la Grande Île dans la prévention de la corruption et le recouvrement des avoirs illicites, tout en identifiant les réformes (…) - Société