UAE negotiates air services agreement with Somalia

On 24 November 2009 Air Transport News carried a release from the United Arab Emirates GCAA that the UAE had negotiated an "open" air services agreement with Somalia. The negotiations were held in Dubai.

Rise in piracy

This year has seen increasing news reports of piracy, particularly off the coast of Somalia.

An excellent source of data for this growing problem is the International Chamber of Commerce's International Maritime Bureau which operates a Piracy Reporting Centre based in Malaysia. The Centre maintains a live piracy map of all such incidents around the world.