EMEA
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Greek Authorities Seize 120 kg Cocaine in Banana Containers At Piraeus Port
September 16: Greek law enforcement authorities have seized more than 100 banana containers at the Port of Piraeus, after locating more than 120 kg of pure cocaine on a ship […]
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Lebanon Hopes U.S. Will Resume Mediation in Border Disputes with Israel
September 10: Lebanon’s president said he hopes the United States will resume mediation efforts to resolve a land and sea border dispute with Israel, after the man who had been […]
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US Destroyer Docks at Beirut Port For First Time in 30 Years
September 15: The USS RAMAGE docked at Beirut Port on Saturday, marking the first time that an American vessel has docked in Lebanon in over 30 years. The US Embassy tweeted that […]
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Boko Haram Is Back, With Better Drones
September 13: Nigeria’s war against the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram was supposed to be over by now. President Muhammadu Buhari, a former military ruler, was re-elected earlier this year […]
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R85 Million Worth of Cocaine Seized Amongst Container of Bananas at Port Elizabeth, South Africa
September 08: More than R85 million worth of narcotics was seized at Port Elizabeth Harbour (Ngqura Port) over the weekend, following an intelligence-driven operation that focused on a vessel from […]
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Initial Reports of Strike at Bejaia Port in Algeria, Halting Corn and Soymeal Operations
September 10: Initial reports on social media suggest that there is an ongoing strike at the Algerian port of Bejaia, which is halting corn and soymeal operations. Source: Twitter / […]
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Captain Reports British Warship Involved In “115 Confrontations” with Iran Since July
September 02: A British Royal Navy warship in the Strait of Hormuz has had 115 confrontations with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps since July, its captain revealed. HMS Montrose captain Will […]
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Seven Crew of Stena Impero Reach Dubai After Iran Releases Them
September 05: Seven of the 23 crew members of the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero that was seized by Iran in July reached Dubai on Thursday after Tehran agreed to their […]
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Iranian Tanker Row: Oil “Sold” in Defiance of US Threats
September 08: A tanker suspected of trying to deliver Iranian oil to Syria in defiance of international sanctions has now sold its cargo, Iran says. Satellite images appeared to show […]
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EU NAVFOR Somalia Escorts United Nations World Food Programme Vessels to Safety
September 06: Last week, EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA provided support to United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) vessels that were carrying NGO and United Nations Staff through the Gulf […]
