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Despite being on the market for less than a year, the Panic Room is becoming a global hit. This month sees the innovative product on display with Spanish dealer, SIMEC, at SICUR 2012 in Madrid followed by April’s Counter Terror Expo in London.

New Single “Take You Shopping” Features Mystery Rap Superstar.A percentage of the proceeds from the single “A Christmas Story” will be donated to UNICEF

Comedians Esther Ku, Jason Weems and Vince Barnett join up for a very special night of comedy as Worldwide Comedy's "Comedy For A Cause Tour" comes to the Gala Theater in Washington, DC on Friday November 4, 2011.

From ZShock's popular line of Shockra Bracelets arrives a new version that has been inspired by and designed exclusively to help and shine the light for the victims and refugees that are suffering from famine in the Horn Of Africa.

Tramigo announces a great milestone in its coast-to-coast strategy in Africa with the opening of a Distribution and Support Office in Mogadishu.

Pirate operatives have awoken from their hibernation to venture forth from safe havens and launch long-range mothership-enabled pirate operations with the first confirmed attack in the Arabian Sea on Monday this week.

Recently leaked UN report of the MGSE further adds to the mounting established evidence that Somalia's government is the most corrupt in the world. Hence, a strong stance is required from the IC to take appropriate measures against those implicated.

Despite being on the market for less than a year, the Panic Room is becoming a global hit. This month sees the innovative product on display with Spanish dealer, SIMEC, at SICUR 2012 in Madrid followed by April’s Counter Terror Expo in London.

Press call 16 Feb 12 - new state of the art global anti-piracy centre in Portsmouth opens. Intelligence Analysts and Operations Officers available for interview on how the 24/7 operations room helps to fight global maritime piracy and terrorism.

The IMB has revealed that whilst the total number of incidents of piracy and armed robbery has dropped from 445 in 2010 to 439 in 2011, attacks against ships in east and West Africa are a rising trend. The Panic Room Company is feeling the effects.

New Single “Take You Shopping” Features Mystery Rap Superstar.A percentage of the proceeds from the single “A Christmas Story” will be donated to UNICEF

Wafa is satellite internet services into Somalia on iDirect X3 platform with No FAP packages on 1:10 and 1:5 and also unlimited / dedicated packages on 1:1. the Hardware is free on most of the service packages

David Cameron will legalise armed guards on British-registered ships at threat from Somali pirates. The Prime Minister said he would reverse Britain’s existing stance opposing weapons and pledged that the new rules would be in place within a month.

Shipping supply companies are getting more requests from customers for Engarde body armour and helmets to augment crew safety equipment. In response to rising concerns over piracy, ship captains are fitting crews with EnGarde tactical body armor.

Comedians Esther Ku, Jason Weems and Vince Barnett join up for a very special night of comedy as Worldwide Comedy's "Comedy For A Cause Tour" comes to the Gala Theater in Washington, DC on Friday November 4, 2011.

Stanbridge College students, faculty and staff raised over $1250 to support Doctors Without Borders/ Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) disaster relief for victims of the current famine, drought and political turmoil in Somalia.

Prices are actually higher now than during the crisis of 2008, leaving fewer options for people affected by the drought in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

From ZShock's popular line of Shockra Bracelets arrives a new version that has been inspired by and designed exclusively to help and shine the light for the victims and refugees that are suffering from famine in the Horn Of Africa.

Strategy will focus on immediate emergency relief as well as long-term response that will build the resiliency of communities to lessen the impact of future drought.

Brighton Publishing LLC announced the signing of debut author, former CIA senior intelligence operative Jack Kassinger for his electrifying debut novel of a rogue CIA officer waging an illegal war despite the best of intentions

International Relief Teams is appealing to the global community for donations to continue humanitarian aid in the Horn of Africa, where more than 10 million people are in need of live-saving food and water.

Mira Sound Germany releases Michel Montecrossa's New-Topical-Song-Movement Audio Single and DVD 'Talkin’ Somalia Famine’, the New-Topical-Song about the need to help and save humanity through a united effort for progress and peace.

Catholic Relief Services is responding to the worst drought in decades in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia.

Rev. Jesse Jackson visiting Atlanta-based nonprofit to initiate humanitarian aid shipments to those suffering in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya

Famine prompts author to donate proceeds to assist in water delivery.

July 26, 2011: The severe drought affecting parts of Africa has contributed to serious malnutrition for an estimated 14,000 children living in 50 displaced persons camps in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu.

CRS team on the ground at Kenyan camp for Somali refugees, providing aid through Somalia's Catholic bishop

Air Charter Service has seen a huge increase in demand for charters to carry desperately needed humanitarian aid for the starving people of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, as The Horn of Africa suffers a crippling drought and famine.

Fast Market Research recommends "Uganda Defence & Security Report Q2 2011" from Business Monitor International, now available

For those who have not booked their holiday yet, this ‘adventurous’ package might be interesting.

Recently published research from Espicom Business Intelligence, "African Medical Device Market: Facts and Figures 2010", is now available at Fast Market Research

HSPI will host a roundtable discussion and release a timely primer on an emerging threat to Western states, dramatically evidenced in the recent news of an alleged plot by foreign fighters to stage a number of coordinated "Mumbai-style" attacks.

Hammami the Jihadist Pop Star—Bridging Worlds: From Mobile to Mogadishu

Simio used in capstone project to study the prevention of piracy, illegal drug trafficking, and increased security within ports, waterways, and coastal areas.

SOS works in 132 countries to keep families intact so that their children do not become vulnerable to scourges such as child trafficking.

SOS has been running a Children's Village in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, for decades. Local SOS Children's Villages staff have persisted in keeping the children under its care safe.

Ince & Co partner Stephen Askins looks at the key themes from 2009 and considers the development of the piracy phenomenon, the global response and the successes the industry has achieved in responding to acts of piracy and highjackings.

AddisTunes.com – which is dedicated to African music downloads – today announced that it will sell digital downloads of Out Here Records’ catalog of urban African music, featuring artists like K’naan (Somalia), Prof. Jay (Tanzania) and more.

Save Somalia, an initiative of Somalia American Community Association, Somali Americans, and Friends of Somalia strongly condemns the suicide bombing on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at Benadir University’s graduation ceremony in Mogadishu, Somalia .

Death by stoning is the guaranteed result of being caught in adultery in the pirate riddled country of Somalia

HDMS Absalon prepares to lead Combined Task Force 150 for second mission into troubled waters as experts gather in London

Private security firms are increasingly involved in the fight against pirates. The allocation of tasks between them and navies needs some thought

ISSG Holdings, Ltd, has issued a Maritime Security Operations guide Plan in an effort to give shipping companies a better chance of making critical decisions in regards to the security of their crew and assets during a high threat transit.

New state of the art security services being offered to the maritime shipping industry, sailing into pirate waters of the Gulf of Aden, Somalia and Nigeria.

The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) held a forum to discuss East African piracy, sources, challenges, and potential policy responses. It featured military, diplomatic, and shipping industry experts.

Imperial Jets, a leading private jet charter firm with headquarters based in New York City, is currently assisting with evacuations out of the unsafe areas of Somalia from their office located in Tanzania.

The Ince & Co response to the piracy phenomenon has been coordinated by Shipping partner, Steve Askins - Steve.Askins@incelaw.com.

Now that the crisis has spilled over to involve innocent foreigners and has endangered critical world shipping routes, Somalia is once again under the spotlight.

This week, a flotilla of EU ships will begin their first anti-piracy patrols for the coast of Somalia.

Time Well Wasted. Tells the exploits of D. S. Haines and his fellow Soliders in Somalia This wonderful touching story has been picked up by HBO

Silent Voices is anthology of contemporary writing by five British Somali writers who powerfully express their views of being Somali in Britain, covering some of the controversial issues that have impacted each of their lives.

In the Sool Region of Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland fight.