The Somali pirates are back in action. In late April the Somalis seized an oil tanker and a cargo ship. These attacks involved new groups mostly composed of impoverished young men who are heavily ...

Somali pirates are profiting from the war in Iran as commercial ships, bypassing conflict routes through lengthy detours ...

As ships reroute around Africa to avoid Middle East conflict zones, piracy off Somalia is back. The resurgence is driving up insurance, transit times and security costs, putting new pressure on global ...

Analysts warn of a Red Sea security vacuum as Somali pirates and Houthi-linked groups allegedly collaborate using new tech to hijack oil tankers.

Pirates appear to be taking advantage of international naval strength being diverted to Middle East ...

The UK's maritime monitor has reported at least four suspected piracy incidents in the past week off the coast of Somalia.

Joint naval patrols are stretched thin by the Middle East crisis, but their ability to eradicate piracy was always limited.Piracy has re-emerged off Somalia's coast. Numerous dhows and larger merchant ...

Reports of multiple hijackings off the coast of Somalia are raising fears that piracy may be reviving after a relative lull over the past decade. Increased traffic round the Horn of Africa amid the ...

At least four vessels have been hijacked in the past week or two, raising fears of a piracy resurgence.

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The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arrested an illegal Somali national with a prior piracy-related history, according to a document obtained by the Daily Caller. The Department of ...