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Egypt resolves Iran detention of sailors
The Egyptian sailors detained aboard the ship "Reem Al-Khaleej" in Iran have been released after nearly eight months of captivity, thanks to high-level diplomatic efforts by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which resulted in communications with the Iranian side and their response to release them. It was announced last January that Iran had seized a oil tanker carrying approximately four million liters of smuggled fuel and had detained its crew of 16 individuals on criminal charges. Experts have also pointed out that improved political relations between Egypt and Iran contributed to facilitating the release, although the Egyptian sailors remain detained in other regions such as Yemen and Libya due to political and security complexities, especially amid rising incidents of detention and piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Somali coasts. Sources emphasize the importance of increasing sailors' awareness of legal and security risks and the need to avoid high-risk areas, as other detention cases continue, alongside ongoing international efforts to negotiate the release of the remaining detainees.
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