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In the Gulf of Aden en route to the Suez Canal, sea-savvy pirates are waiting to attack merchant ships transporting cargo valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.

Somali pirates operating in the Gulf of Aden have proved there is no target too big or too small as the latest attack on a luxury cruise liner come to surface.

For the first time since the voyages of Zheng He in the fifteenth century, China has deployed its navy overseas, in response to the threat posed by Somali pirates.

A lack of prospects and concern for Somalia's stability are the reasons refugees cite for leaving their country. But it will be some time before things improve for them.

Lake Assal is placed within a unique area known as the Afar Triangle within Eastern Africa. But its water's extreme salinity is only part of its peculiarities.

Piracy is a reoccurring theme that is effecting international trade security and Somalia has become a breeding ground for it due to two decades of destructive civil war.

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime options for bringing piracy suspects to justice have created some confusion among countries and captains with warships in the region.

The latent crisis of Democracy's collapse, Islamic fundamentalism & fiscal failure in an atomic Pakistan is ignored as America politicizes Iranian meeting preconditions.

Find out what types of combat pay are exempt from U.S. income tax. Learn about what qualifies as a combat zone and the limits on how much can be excluded from taxation.

Born an elegant ship in 1907 the German cruiser SMS Konigsberg found herself at large in the Indian Ocean and on African station at the beginning of WWI.

A new, well-written, professional, comprehensive book by an experienced Master Captain is sure to please. It is a must-read for all commercial (and other) sea persons.

For over 10,000 Somali refugees struggling to survive in a squalid camp in southern Yemen, daily life is almost as perilous as in their former homeland.