More than 20 attempted hijackings since November have driven up prices for armed security guards and insurance coverage and raised the specter of possible ransom payments.

Analysts believe the Red Sea crisis has drawn the attention of counter-piracy naval resources deployed in the region and acted as a distraction, allowing the pirates to stage a comeback.

Piracy off coast of Somalia is no longer as lucrative as it once was, says Anyimadu The retirement of the pirate leader Mohamed Abdi Hassan, also known as “Afweyne,” has generated much media ...

The success of the Somali case illustrates what a high degree of shared interests among international actors can achieve.

A Somali pirate and former Minnesota resident received a 30-year prison sentence related to the kidnapping of a U.S. journalist.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked another Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, the third such attack in recent weeks, authorities said Monday. In a ...

Arsenio Dominguez, secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization, warned shipping companies to be on high alert for piracy after several vessel seizures off the Somali coast as well ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Suspected Somali pirates have seized another Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, authorities said. In a statement late Tuesday, a European naval force known ...

Suspected Somali pirates have seized a Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, authorities said late Monday. A European naval operation in the Mideast, known as EUNAVFOR Atalanta, said the ...

Sri Lanka is in communication with Somali authorities after a fishing vessel and its crew were suspected to be abducted by Somali pirates, officials say.

A Somali pirate and former Minnesota resident received a 30-year prison sentence related to the kidnapping of a U.S. journalist.