President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed

Pirates seize another ship off Somalia-minister (The Sun) BOSASSO, Somalia (Oct 10, 2008): A ship laden with cement was hijacked in the pirate-ridden waters between Somalia and Yemen, a government official said on Friday. Another vessel seized as Somali pirates threaten to blow up arms-laden ship...  

The administration of President Abdullahi Yusuf is still trying to impose its authority in the war-ton nation. The AU has not succeeded in getting more ...  

Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed has urged the international community to combat rising piracy off the lawless nation's waters. ...  

QUESTION: How do Somali pirates, traveling in tiny boats, manage to seize and hold those huge commercial ships? ANSWER: In Somalia, pirates are better-funded, better-organized and better-armed than one might ...  

MOGADISHU, Somalia _ Pirates have hijacked what shipping officials describe as a massive tanker off the Somali coast.Officials say the hijacked ship is a Greek vessel flying a Panamanian flag.It was travelling from Southeast Asia to Europe when it was commandeered Friday.The name of the vessel...  

The violence sparked after the Islamist guerrilla group, al Shabaab, targeted the home of Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf with mortar rounds Monday evening ...  

Armed pirates hijacked another massive tanker as world powers on Saturday headed toward the Somali coast to end a two-week standoff aboard a ship laden with tanks and weapons, officials said.  

Somalia’s new ambassador Sayid Ahmed Sheikh Dahir conveyed a message from President Abdullahi Yusuf, in which he thanked Museveni for Ugandas contribution ...  

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA — Armed pirates hijacked a massive tanker as world powers today headed toward the Somali coast to end a two-week standoff aboard a ship laden with tanks and weapons,  

"As you know, while Muslims and non-Muslims alike are being targeted with mortars at the airport [in Mogadishu], as the President [Abdullahi Yusuf] himself ...  

Pirates seized a tanker and attacked a UN food ship that escaped, officials have said, the latest in a series of incidents off Somalia which have sparked worldwide concern.  

TWO more Filipino seafarers were released by Somali pirates along with 29 other foreign crew members of the Iranian bulk carrier M/V Iran Denayat, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. The released Filipino hostages - Sergio Paloma of Leyte ...  

ATHENS - Authorities in Athens denied Saturday that a ship reported to have been seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia had any connection with Greece. Earlier a piracy surveillance centre in Malaysia had reported that Somali pirates had taken ...  

... the wake of calls from Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed for the international community to combat rising piracy off the lawless nation's waters. ...  

Pirates have hijacked what shipping officials describe as a massive tanker off the Somali coast. Officials say the hijacked ship is a greek vessel flying a Panamanian flag. it was travelling from southeast Asia to Europe when it was commandeered ...