The war in Yemen threatens the Bab el-Mandeb passage, a shipping route that through which 4 million barrels of oil are shipped daily to out to the United States, Europe and Asia. Shipping is a crucial component for the economy in the Middle East and conflicts like this show the natural side of war.
An article published by Al Jazeera reports an attack on a container ship that was passing through the Suez Canal around the date September 1, 2013. Though the attack was unsuccessful, this article exemplifies the importance of the Suez Canal to the global markets and documents the presence of active security by the Egyptian armed forces along the canal.
This source reports the third day of a successful blockade of an Israeli ship in the port of Oakland. The organization blocking the ability to dock wishes to voice their disapproval with the relationship between the U.S. and Israel, and bring exposure to the partnership formed between the two countries which they believe resulted in the current militarization of police forces in the United States.
The first official report regarding the capture of two American ships was release at the beginning of this year (2016). This is an important concept in relations between two countries and helps see the power that exists with a country's international water line,
In August of 2014, the Obama administration announced the completion of destruction of Syrian chemical weapon stockpile was destroyed. The stockpile was aboard a Danish cargo ship and held some of the worlds most dangerous weapons.
MONACO (AP) - Would-be jihadi fighters are increasingly booking tickets on cruise ships to join extremists in battle zones in Syria and Iraq, hoping to bypass stepped-up efforts to thwart them in neighboring Turkey, Interpol officials have told The Associated Press.
The DEA caught Lebanese militant organization, Hezbollah, in an international drug operation that was helping to finance the terrorist network's operations in Syria. Hezbollah worked with South American drug cartels to smuggle the drugs via the bodies of expensive foreign sports cars being shipped internationally.
This article presents the top 10 shipping ports in the Middle East by giving a description, pictures, and specifications of the ports. The history of each port corresponds to the great wealth that each port creates for the respective region and this site presents a general understanding of the ports' history.
Russia announced its removal of military presence from Syria was starting last week. It seems as if reallocating their military resources within Syria is more accurate; they have been shipping in increased amounts of supplies for Syrian forces.
The trafficking ring is said to involve Sahrawi children being shipped to European families for adoption.
the international network had a ready list of European families who wanted to buy children for adoption, and approached the Polisario/Algerian team with the offer.
A trafficking ring has been taking Sahrawi children to Europe. The children are taken under the impression that they are going on a "vacation," but in reality they are taken to families in Europe who want to buy them to adopt.
This source presents a visual tool for understanding the layout of ports in the Middle East. Not only does the site show the locations, icons show the size of the ports in the region.