Law Enforcement

  • Egypt launches Suez Police force

    New force to ensure Canal safety. Egypt to launch police force to protect Suez Canal Mark Szakonyi WASHINGTON — It’s too soon to determine whether a new police department tasked […]

  • Ireland: Navy gifts ship to Malta

    Ship to help with migrant crisis. Ireland: Navy gifts ship to Malta The Government is to gift one of its Naval Service ships to the Maltese to help them cope […]

  • Pak-Turk naval exercise tomorrow

    Joint exercises to focus on maritime security. Pak-Turk naval exercise tomorrow The Pakistan and Turkish navies will hold a bilateral exercise on February 19, for which a Turkish ship ‘TCG […]

  • EU, Japan Boost Anti-Piracy Cooperation

    Japanese MSDF and EU NAVFOR working together. EU, Japan Boost Anti-Piracy Cooperation Japan and the European Union are strengthening anti-piracy cooperation in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia to reduce […]

  • Senegal detains suspected pirate ship

    Ship engaged in ‘illegal activities’ according to media. Senegal detains suspected pirate ship Local media reports from Senegal say that the Senegalese Navy has detained a suspected pirate ship in […]

  • Counter-Piracy and the Security-Development Nexus

    Examination of UNODC’s counter-piracy efforts. Pirate Mania: Counter-Piracy and the Security-Development Nexus in Somalia Brittany Gilmer, Florida International University Following the 2009 hijacking of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama and kidnapping […]

  • Indian Ocean gambit gathers pace

    Govt’s Indian Ocean gambit gathers pace Sachin Parashar NEW DELHI: Ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to China in May, the government’s Indian Ocean gambit is gathering momentum like it […]

  • Madagascar to host maritime information centre

    New centre to boost maritime awareness. Madagascar to host maritime information centre Stephen Spark Work is to start next month on a regional maritime information centre (RMIC) for the western […]

  • IS: planning to use Libya as gateway

    Islamic State militants are planning a takeover of Libya. Islamic State ‘planning to use Libya as gateway to Europe’ Exclusive: Jihadists hoping to use Libya as a “gateway” to wage […]

  • Bay of Bengal pirate attack

    Bay of Bengal remains highly dangerous for fishing vessels. 8 fishermen injured by bullets in Bay Eight fishermen were injured by bullets as pirates attacked their trawlers in the Bay […]