Somalia Politics News

There are reports that up to a million was paid in ransom but this has not been confirmed. It is probable that at least some significant ransom was paid or the two would not have been released. Brennan tried to...

Amanda Lindhout's 15 months of captivity ended with the flick of car lights on a road south of Mogadishu and the transfer of more than half a million dollars. Somalia's prime minister and senior government officials revealed details to the...

As Amanda Lindhout received medical care in Nairobi yesterday, those close to the recently freed Alberta journalist were buzzing over her release and her imminent return home. "Everyone in town is talking about it. I'm sure there are people across...

Nightmarish" is the way the crew of the Al-Meezan cargo vessel recount their time in captivity at the hands of Somali pirates. One week after being freed, this Panama-flagged ship with 18 sailors on board, including 15 Indians and two...

Alberta credits a reviving economy and higher oil revenues with reducing its anticipated deficit to $4.3 billion. Canadian freelance journalist Amanda Lindhout has arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, a day after being released in Somalia following 15 months of captivity. One...

Friends and colleagues of Amanda Lindhout are expressing relief at the freelance journalist's release following 15 months in captivity in Somalia. A statement on the website of a Calgary white supremacist group linked to a recent homemade bomb attack says...

Amanda Lindhout, shown in a Facebook photo, and an Australian colleague were released in Somalia Wednesday after their families paid an undisclosed amount of money...When they were bundled into a car by militiamen Wednesday night, Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout and...

According to Mehr News Agency, Iran Nesa , an oil tanker which belonged to the Iranian Oil Tanker Company, was attacked on Sunday in the waters of Bab al-Mandeb — a strategic strait which connects the Red Sea to the...

The home town of the pirates, Haradhere, is now celebrating a spending boom One of the pirates who took part in the negotiations for the release of the ‘Alakrana’ Basque tuna fishing boat and her crew has claimed that they...