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Gulf Naval Force To Fight Piracy

During a meeting yesterday in Riyadh, leaders of the Gulf and Red Sea states decided to form a joint naval force to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia.

The naval force is to be formed by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, Sudan, Yemen, and Djibouti.

Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, June 30, 2009

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