Saudi Arabia shows interest in a project that fights piracy in the Malacca Straitsnote

As the Saudi cargo ships and oil tankers have recently been subject to piracy attacks in the Gulf of Aden and off Somali coasts, the Saudi authorities have reportedly showed interest in a project the Pentagon had set up at Malacca Straits in Indonesia to protect the cargo ships and oil tankers there against piracy. Some US defence contractors have already expressed readiness to carry out a similar project at Bab Al-Mandab. The following 330-word newswire shed light on the issue.