Socotra

SOCOTRA, Oct. 08 (YPA) - Environmental activists have sounded the alarm, warning of widespread and organized plundering campaigns targeting the fish resources in the Yemeni Socotra Archipelago, located east of the Gulf of Aden. They accuse…

SOCOTRA, Oct. 06 (YPA) - Emirati Eastern Triangle Holding Company brought hundreds of foreign tourists, including dozens of Israelis, to the port of Hawlaf in the Yemeni archipelago of Socotra, east of the Gulf of Aden. Informed sources in…

SOCOTRA, Oct. 05 (YPA) - The UAE-backed authorities in the Socotra Archipelago Governorate, east of the Gulf of Aden, have taken the controversial step of replacing the official school curricula with new ones that promote loyalty and…

SANAA, Oct. 04 (YPA) -  Satellite imagery, diplomatic reports, and press investigations reveal that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has, in recent years, expanded an intricate network of military bases, ports, and runways spanning Yemen and…

SOCOTRA, Sept. 22 (YPA) - The UAE has halted support and funding for several of its affiliated armed factions in Yemen's Socotra archipelago, located east of the Gulf of Aden. According to local sources, this move came as a surprise and…

SOCOTRA, Sept. 20 (YPA) – Emirati forces have deployed a team of military trainers to the Yemeni island of Socotra, a local source reported on Friday, in a move believed to be a response to recent protests in the archipelago. The source…

SOCOTRA, Sept. 17 (YPA) - The Saudi Ministry of Defense has appointed a new commander, Abdulwahab Ali Al-Qahtani, for its “808” forces in the Yemeni archipelago of Socotra, replacing the former commander Fahd bin Saeed Al-Shatfan. This…

SOCOTRA, Aug. 05 (YPA) - The UAE's “Al-Muthalath Al-Sharqi” company has refused to reduce the prices of petroleum products and domestic gas in Yemen's Socotra archipelago province, located east of the Gulf of Aden. Media sources reported…

SOCOTRA, July 14 (YPA) - Recent studies have revealed the presence of vast oil reserves in the territorial waters surrounding the Yemeni Socotra archipelago province, spanning an estimated 200,000 square kilometers, more than 50 times the…

SOCOTRA, July 10 (YPA) - Residents of the Yemeni province of Socotra Island, under the control of UAE forces, have called for an end to the monopoly practiced by foreign companies, which has strangled the lives of the archipelago's…