CAIRO, Egypt -- Somali pirates seized an Egyptian cargo ship and its 28 crewmembers on Thursday while a Malaysian military helicopter saved an Indian tanker from being hijacked in the new year's first ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates freed an Egyptian cargo ship and its crew of 28 after holding the vessel for more than two months, an Egyptian ambassador said today. Ambassador to Somalia Saeed Morsy ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The owner of one of the two Egyptian fishing vessels whose crews ...

CAIRO — The owner of one of two kidnapped Egyptian fishing vessels used Somali militia men and a portion of the demanded ransom to rescue the crews from pirates, said the owner of the second boat ...

CAIRO, Egypt — A German military helicopter foiled an attempt by pirates to seize an Egyptian ship off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, swooping in to drive off the attackers after being alerted by a ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Worried that piracy could scare ships away from the Suez Canal, Egypt ...

Khalil, who returned by plane, was greeted at Cairo airport by dozens of reporters and cheering family and friends. "We lived terrible moments," Khalil told reporters at the airport. "We expected to ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt is willing to intervene militarily against piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the Somali coast, alone or as part of an international force, a minister said in remarks published ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia – A Somali pirate says the crews of two Egyptian fishing boats being held by pirates overpowered their captors, killing two of them, and escaped. The pirate, who gave only his nom ...

CAIRO, Egypt - January 1, 2009 - Fifteen armed pirates snatched the Egyptian vessel, called Blue Star, after the ship exited the Red Sea and entered the gulf, carrying a cargo of 6,000 tons of ...