Piracy

Will Yemen's Houthis get away with a year of attacks on Israel? - analysis

The message from the Houthis is that they decide the time and place of attacks. The message they think will resonate is that they got away with this. Time will tell if this is the case.

 Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Saree, delivers a statement claiming attacks on Israel, during a rally by protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen December 20, 2024.
 Houthi tribesmen gather to show defiance after U.S. and UK air strikes on Houthi positions near Sanaa, Yemen February 4, 2024

What measures can Red Sea ships take to counter Houthi attacks?

 A Houthi fighter stands on the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea in this photo released November 20, 2023.

As US-led coalition targets Houthis, India bolsters Red Sea security to counter piracy

 The domes of the Taj Mahal hotel are seen in front of the Arabian Sea in Mumbai December 22, 2008.

India sends warship after hijacking of Liberian-flagged vessel in Arabian Sea


Houthis order Red Sea ship to change course as blasts heard

Ambrey said the ship had reported a group claiming to be the "Yemeni Navy" had demanded the change in course.

 People walk down a ladder after they toured the Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by Yemen's Houthis last month, off the coast of al-Salif, Yemen December 5, 2023

Israel: Iran behind Yemen's Houthis seizure of ship in Red Sea

The seizure of Bahamas-flagged Galaxy Leader is "another act of Iranian terrorism," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu charged.

 The Bahamas-flagged Galaxy Leader cargo ship

Sex, drugs, and pirated music: EverC reports the top threats in e-commerce today

EverC has unveiled global transaction fraud trends, showing that transaction laundering dominates illicit payment activity

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017.

Iranian piracy in the Persian gulf is a growing threat - analysis

Iran is increasing its threats to shipping and also seeking to harass US naval forces in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. 

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) operating in an unsafe and unprofessional manner in close proximity to patrol coastal ship USS Sirocco (PC 6) and expeditionary fast transport USNS Choctaw County (T-EPF 2) in the Strait of Hormuz, June 20.

Ukraine's Defense Ministry says Russia is encouraging online piracy

Experts said the volume of piracy could double and reach $60 million, according to Russian state news agency TASS.

Russian hacking underground newsletter is seen in this illustration taken December 19, 2022

Are there Jewish pirates of the Caribbean in Jamaica?

Were there Jewish pirates in the Caribbean? Aye. But were the Jews lying beneath the three century-old tombstones in Kingston, Jamaica, decorated with skull and crossbones pirates? Nay.

 Sephardi tombstones in the Hunt’s Bay Cemetery in Jamaica are adorned with skulls and crossbones.

Israeli artists win as US court rules against ‘pirates’

The court awarded $7,650,000 in damages from each of the pirated sites for infringing the creators’ rights. 

AMOS GITAI (left), Moshe Edery (second left), Shimon Peres and Leon Edery.

Tanker seized by Iran last month released into Gulf of Oman

The seizure of the 'Sothys' and the transfer of its cargo is allegedly part of a convoluted plot to resell Iranian oil from a sanctioned vessel to China.

A boat of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) sails, at undisclosed place off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran August 22, 2019.

Iran’s dangerous game in the Gulf of Oman  - analysis

Iran frequently tries to send fuel to Syria and now even to Lebanon. This has led to tensions with the US and other countries.

An oil tanker loads gas in Assaluyeh seaport at the Persian Gulf, 1,400 km (870 miles) south of Tehran, Iran May 27, 2006.