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IRANIAN MARITIME THREATS: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE U.S. NAVY

The volume of oil that flows through the Strait of Hormuz gives it geostrategic importance. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, “In 2018, its daily oil flow averaged 21 million..

Son of former Libyan ruler Gaddafi runs for president

The son of late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi appeared for nearly the first time in a decade on Sunday to register as a presidential candidate for a December vote planned to help end the years of..

Iran seized Vietnamese oil tanker: US official

Iran seized a Vietnamese-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman last month and still hold the vessel off Bandar Abbas, two US officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

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Sudan Prime Minister arrested and detained amid reports of an apparent coup

Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and his wife Muna Abdallah have been arrested and taken to an undisclosed location, the prime minister's economic advisor Adam Hireka told CNN Monday, in events..

Libyan Parliament Sets Parliamentary Elections for January 2022

On Monday, the Libyan Parliament approved a law for parliamentary elections to take place a month after the planned 24 December presidential elections.

Morocco Excludes Several Spanish Ports From Operation Marhaba 2021

The Moroccan government has reportedly announced this year’s Operation Marhaba will not include several ports in Spain.