Filipino Fishermen in Saudi Arabia told to Avoid Eritrean Waters

By The Filipino Times, Filipino fishermen based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia KSA have been warned against crossing into Eritrean waters, and becoming victims of piracy and detention. The Blas F. Ople Policy Center, a non-profit organization that assists distressed migrant workers, issued the warning while welcoming home nine Filipino fishermen who were deported […]

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Eritrea: Nine Filipino Fishermen Freed

By TesfaNews, The nine Filipino fishermen who had been detained for nine months on grounds of illegally entering into Eritrean waters finally got their freedom and arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport yesterday (19). The filipinos alleged they were working as fishermen for a Saudi company and said their fishing boat strayed into Eritrean waters and […]

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The Case of Nine Filipino Fishermen, and Its Message

By Yosief Abraham Z., Various Media outlets of Philippines are thundering the case of the 9 Filipino fishermen who are under the control of the Eritrean coast guards. According to Philstar, the nine fishermen came from Saudi Arabia and unwittingly crossed the boundary of the Eritrean Maritime territories. And without denying the incident happened from […]

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Eritrea’s Unexploited Fishing Treasures: Challenges and Opportunities

By Yosief Abraham Z., After a new era has signaled on May 24 of 1991, soon, developmental endeavors started storming the country ubiquitously. Following to the establishment of a government body to look and run after the Eritrean maritime treasures at the Ministry level, by the same coin, researches published to usher that the Eritrean […]

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