Egypt says Egyptian crew members held on hijacked oil tanker off Yemen have been released

​Egypt's ‌foreign ministry ​said on Wednesday that ‌eight Egyptian crew members who were on ‌the hijacked M/T Eureka ‌oil tanker have been released.

The ⁠oil ​tanker ⁠had been hijacked in ⁠May off the coast ​of Shabwa province by ⁠unidentified armed men ⁠who ​boarded the vessel, according to Yemen's ⁠coast guard at ⁠the ⁠time.