Socotra

SOCOTRA, Nov. 01 (YPA) - The UAE-based "Eastern Triangle" company has imposed a new price hike on household gas in the Yemeni Socotra archipelago, setting the price of a single cylinder at 50,000 Yemeni Riyals (YR)—an amount equivalent to a…

SOCOTRA, Oct. 28 (YPA) -  An informed source has confirmed the expanded scope of the foreign military presence on the islands of Samha and Abd al Kuri within Yemen's Socotra Archipelago, east of the Gulf of Aden. The source clarified that…

SOCOTRA, Oct. 23 (YPA) – A number of Emirati officers, led by intelligence officer Saeed Al-Kaabi, head of the UAE-based "Eastern Triangle" company, arrived in the Yemeni province of Socotra archaeblago to inaugurate a building named…

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…