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Five or six gunmen tried to take control of Panama-flagged Asphalt Princess off UAE coast, sail it to Iran, UK officials say; they fled after US and Omani warships arrived at scene
British navy warns of 'potential hijack' of ship off UAE coast British navy warns of 'potential hijack' of ship off UAE coast The British navy has warned of a “potential hijack” of a ship off the United Arab Emirates coast in the Gulf of Oman. advertisement UPDATED: August 4, 2021 05:26 IST A ship in the Gulf of Oman may have been a hijacking target on Tuesday. (Photo: AP Graphic) The British navy has warned of a “potential hijack” of a ship off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman, though the circumstances remain unclear. The incident Tuesday comes amid heightene...
Isabel Debre And Jon Gambrell In this June 14, 2012 photo, the ship that would later become the Asphalt Princess sails through Quebec City, Canada. The hijackers who captured the Asphalt Princess off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman departed the targeted ship on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, the British navy reported, as recorded radio traffic appeared to reveal a crew member onboard saying Iranian gunmen had stormed the asphalt tanker. (Steve Geronazzo via AP) August 04, 2021 - 7:41 AM FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) â The hijackers wh...
SYRIA: Sympathy For The Devil May 20, 2021: The Assad government is bankrupt because of lost Iranian subsidies and the need to concentrate on paying its security forces rather than rebuilding infrastructure to restore electricity and improve the roads damaged and neglected since 2011. As the Assads seek to regain control over more territory, improving standards of living has low priority. The Assads currently rule sixty percent of pre-war territory and an even higher percentage of the population. Unfortunately for Syrians, the Assads are skilled at ru...
Iran and Saudi Arabia: Potential partners in Yemen While Iran and Saudi Arabia do not share many common political values and have been indirectly competing for more power and influence in the region through actions in Lebanon, Syri...