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Georgia announces release of two seamen captured in Gabon’s seas

Two Georgian sailors captured early this month by pirates in Gabon’s territorial waters have been released from captivity, authorities of the European country announced Wednesday. “Two Georgian sailors abducted in Gabon were freed on May 21 thanks to the efforts of Georgia’s foreign ministry, the Georgian embassy in South Africa, and Georgia’s maritime transport agency,” […]

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Egypt announces freedom for six nationals detained in Libya

Six Egyptian nationals held in an irregular detention center in western Libya have set free, Egypt’s oreign ministry announced. “According to the information received from our embassy in Tripoli, the six Egyptians have been released,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said on Twitter Sunday. “We are following their safe return to the homeland,” he […]