Saudi-UIC contacts to free the Sirius Star oil tankernote

Well-known Islamic Preacher Yusuf Al-Qaradawi is said to be trying to communicate with the Somali Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) to help the Saudis bring the hijacked Saudi Aramco’s Sirius Star oil tanker issue to an end. The Somali pirates are still holding the oil tanker since they hijacked it off the Kenyan coast on 16/11/08. The oil tanker is believed to be now booby-trapped and the pirates will not hesitate a second to blow it up if an attack is launched to free it. The following 340-word newswire focuses on the issue.