Monday August 4, 2025 Mogadishu (HOL) — A high-level delegation of Turkish diplomats and military officials arrived in Bosaso this week for talks with Puntland authorities over a seized cargo vessel carrying Turkish-made military equipment, intensifying a …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Minister of Defence, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, has launched a sharp rebuke against Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni, accusing him of promoting division and undermining national unity amid a deepening row over a weapons-laden ship …

GAROWE, Somalia – Puntland state on Wednesday hit back at accusations by Somalia’s federal government, dismissing Mogadishu’s claim that the seizure of a weapons-carrying vessel amounted to “hijacking” and labelling the statement “irresponsible”.   In a …

… "sink" the Open Arms ship that rescues migrants on the …

Sunday July 20, 2025 Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland has renewed its criticism of the United Nations’ 2023 decision to lift a decades-long arms embargo on Somalia, arguing the move has destabilized the region, after Puntland authorities seized a vessel …

Concerns were raised on Thursday over a ship which is due to dock in Cyprus on Friday, with it having been reported that the vessel is transporting explosives and artillery systems to Israel, to be used by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). The ship, a …

  A known Iranian arms smuggling container ship has been spotted in the Red Sea on its way home after spending three weeks loitering outside the Port of Tobruk, Libya. The MV Elyana (IMO: 9165827) is linked to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line ( …

  Mystery surrounds a small Iranian cargo vessel that has been anchored off the Libyan port of Tobruk for the last three weeks. The 23,000 dwt Elyana (IMO 9165827) is linked to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL), which is subject to …

An aid ship bound for Gaza was attacked by UAVs, suspected to be from Israel, last week off the coast of Malta in the early hours of Friday. Now, speculations are rife that the vessel 'Conscience', which is still stranded after sustaining damages, …

  A sanctioned Iranian cargo vessel, which in the past is likely to have been involved with shipping arms to Syria, has just completed a northerly passage up the Red Sea.  The Iranian-owned cargo vessel Elyana (IMO: 9165827) was located on May 3, underway …