Tag: territorial waters
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Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Release 32 Egyptian Fishermen Detained Since December
February 04: Yemen’s Houthi rebels released 32 Egyptian fishermen who were [allegedly] caught illegally entering the country’s territorial waters in December, the Iran-aligned movement said. The move came after an […]
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Morocco Adds Western Sahara Waters to Its Maritime Borders
January 26: Morocco’s parliament passed measures that extend the country’s legal authority to include the maritime space of Western Sahara. Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Nasser Bourita told […]
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Iran Seizes 3 Kuwaiti Fishing Vessels Allegedly Trespassing, Arrests All 9 Crew
January 19: The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Navy, IRGC(N), announced that its forces have seized three trespassing Kuwaiti fishing boats off the coast of Mahshahr, Khuzestan province for illegally entering […]
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China Shifts Maritime Pressure To Japan And East China Sea With Record Intrusions This Year
Japan’s Coast Guard says Chinese vessels entered its exclusive economic zone over 1,000 times this year China says the Senkakus islands have been an integral part of its territory since […]
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Libya’s Maritime Deal With Turkey Presents New Hurdle to Ending War
December 02: Efforts to end Libya’s war face another hurdle after its internationally recognized government signed a preliminary maritime agreement with Turkey, angering neighboring states that see it as a […]
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Iran Says Saudi Arabia Released 19 Iranian Fishermen
October 31: Saudi Arabia has released 19 Iranian fishermen following diplomatic consultations between Saudi and Iranian authorities, according to an Iranian official. Ali Asghar Arablou, head of the Iranian foreign ministry’s […]
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Related to Illegal Fishing, Russia Detains Two North Korean Vessels After One Opens Fire
September 17: Russian border guards have detained two North Korean boats in Russian territorial waters in the Sea of Japan after one of them attacked a Russian patrol, local media […]
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Small Protest Over Chinese Maritime Survey Dispersed Outside of Chinese Embassy in Hanoi
August 06: On 6 August 2019, Vietnamese police officers dispersed a demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi. Approximately 10 demonstrators gathered to protest against an ongoing Chinese maritime survey […]
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Deploy KDF to Guard Waters
Maritime dispute gaining momentum. Deploy KDF to Guard Waters, MP Tells State The National Assembly Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations has advised the Government to deploy Kenya Defence Forces […]
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Kenya, Somalia in territorial dispute
Concerns dispute could easily escalate and further destabalise region. Kenya and Somalia could go to war on territorial row By Amukowa Anangwe Nairobi; Kenya: On August 28, this year, Somalia […]