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EU Committee urged more aid for Somalia The European Union should continue to use warships to tackle pirates off the coast of Somalia following a reduction in the rate of kidnappings, a parliamentary committee has said.Operation Atalanta, which also involves putting armed guards on ships, has been in place since 2008.The Lords EU Committee said hostage-taking had more than halved in the last year and said funding should go beyond a planned cut-off at the end of 2014.It also urged more aid for Somalia.Kidnappings involving shipping travelling past the coast of the east African country - which has not had a stable government since 1991 - have become rife in recent years.One of the highest-profile cases was that of British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler, who were taken hostage for more than a year after being held while on a round-the-world sailing trip.'Not invulnerable' In 2008 the EU set up Operation Atalanta, its first naval task force, to try to defeat the problem. Pirate ships have been attacked, with armed guards being placed on commercial vessels to deter hostage-taking.In April, the EU expanded the remit to include assaults on pirates' land bases, with a well-known lair near the port of ...

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Pirates are suspected of hijacking an under Omani-flagged dhow HNLMS Evertsen, the flagship of the NATO counter-piracy Operation Ocean Shield, today, handed 7 of Somali piracy suspects over to the Navy of Oman. The suspects and evidence were handed to the Omani warship Al RNOV Muazzar (C32).The suspects were intercepted on Friday June 29, when the Dutch navy ship crew freed a hijacked dhow.In close consultation between the Dutch Public Prosecution Service, the Ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs and the Omani authorities, the Gulf state decided to suspected pirates to take over for prosecution. They are suspected of hijacking an under Omani-flagged dhow.FREED CREWHNLMS Evertsenfreed a dhow last Friday and the Bengali Indian crew held hostage, after a 2 day hunt. After the intervention, the crew spent two days aboard theEvertsento regain their strength. Discovered on board the dhow was a deceased suspected pirate. Following consultations yesterday, it was decided to bury the body at sea.OMANOnce the freed crew were rested, the NATO staff got in touch with the Omani navy. This morning,Evertsenmade ??rendezvous with the Omani warshipAl Muazzar. Under the supervision of theAl Muazzar,the dhow and its crew set sail for home. "Obviously we are here because of ...

Plans to build more warships and increase its presence i The Iranian navy has announced plans to build more warships and increase its presence in international waters.Navy commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said the deployments would protect Iranian cargo ships around the world, in particular in the Gulf of Aden and the northern part of the Indian Ocean, according to state news agency Irna.The navy wanted to guard Iranian ships from Somali pirates, the report said.State-owned Press TV quoted Sayyari as saying: "Our presence in international waters is aimed at safeguarding the interests of the Islamic Republic and strengthening military power to defend Iran." "So we will multiply our efforts to enhance our military might and have a presence in international waters," he said.The navy's deputy chief for technical affairs said the force planned to build 10 more vessels, including destroyers and missile-launching frigates, Press TV said.Work on building the ships would start after construction of "Velayat" a Mowj-2 class destroyer is completed. That is due at the end of the Iranian calendar year next March.Iranian military officials often assert their military strength in the region, particularly in the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil transit channel carrying ...

The ships visit is a high point of defence exchange After a gap of six years, an armada of Indian warships would dock at the Chinese port city of Shanghai tomorrow to begin a five-day goodwill tour in a show of camaraderie in spite of misgivings about each other's rise. The frontline warships include Rana, a Rajput class guided missile destroyer, Shivalik, a stealth frigate, Karmuk, a Kora class Corvettes and INS Shakti, a fleet tanker, and comprise about 1400 sailors would berth at Shanghai's picturesque "Bund" to make a big splash.The fleet is led by Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Chief of the Eastern Command which will interact with top officials of the Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army, who would be making calls on the warships.This was the first visit by Indian naval ships to China after a gap of six years and both countries have made hectic efforts to demonstrate the emerging rapprochement despite border dispute and misgivings about each other's rise."The ships visit is a high point of defence exchanges this year as it is designated by both the countries as an year of friendship and cooperation," Indian Ambassador to China S Jaishnakar, who is already in Shanghai, told ...