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• Somalia: Islamists impose Sharia law on Somalia town of Celwaq
  2008-10-03 04:22:16 - (SomaliNet) In line with their vow to bring back Islamic theocracy to areas where they were ousted two years ago, Islamists in a town in southern Somalia have imposed Sharia law, a spokesman said Frid
  
• Draft U.N. resolution urges countries to send forces to fight piracy off coast of Somalia
  2008-10-03 01:17:54 - (SomaliNet) According to a draft obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, a proposed U.N. resolution calls on all countries with a stake in maritime safety to send military ships and aircraft to fig
  
• Somalia: Piracy in Gulf of Aden cost shippers $ 18-30 mln in 2008- British think-tank
  2008-10-03 01:02:13 - (SomaliNet) British think-tank Chatham House said on Thursday that piracy in the Gulf of Aden has cost shippers between $18-30 million so far this year in ransoms and is threatening global business.
  
• Somalia: President Yusuf okays Russian ships in pirate fight
  2008-10-01 12:38:33 - (SomaliNet) Somalia\'s ambassador to Moscow said Wednesday that Somalia welcomes Russian help in fighting piracy off its coast and is \"not satisfied\" with warships from other countries. Ambassador
  
• Somalia: Helicopter gunship joins US navy off Somalia to monitor pirates
  2008-09-29 11:20:35 - (SomaliNet) A helicopter gunship has joined a US navy destroyer off Somalia to monitor pirates who hijacked a cargo ship carrying tanks and ammunition. Meanwhile, there were also unconfirmed repo
  
• Somalia: A European crewman dies in hijacked Ukrainian cargo ship
  2008-09-29 11:13:47 - (SomaliNet) In a telephone interview from the vessel, one of the European crew on board a Ukrainian cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates has died of an illness, his captain said Monday. Viktor N
  
• Press Release: Somali pirates continue to pose serious threat to free maritime trade-UN
  2008-09-29 11:08:03 - (SomaliNet) The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has once again warned that Somali pirates continue to pose a serious threat to free maritime trade, free navigation and in
  
• Somalia: Third Greek ship seized off Somalia
  2008-09-29 05:11:33 - (SomaliNet) In just over a week, a third Greek ship has been hijacked off Somalia, it was reported on Saturday, as the surge in the activity of pirates in the Indian Ocean continues. A Greek chem
  
• Somalia: Somali pirates release Egyptian ship with 25 crew
  2008-09-29 05:00:33 - (SomaliNet) The official MENA news agency said Saturday that Somali pirates have released an Egyptian ship with 25 crew on board which was hijacked earlier this month off Somalia\'s Puntland region.
  
• Somalia: Foreign warships besiege captors of Ukrainian freighter off Harardhere
  2008-09-29 04:55:50 - (SomaliNet) A ranking Somali official and witnesses said Somali pirates who seized a Ukrainian freighter carrying arms were on Sunday surrounded by several foreign warships off Harardhere, in central
  

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