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International Policy Digest
March 20, 2018
Yemen's territory includes more than 200 islands; the largest of these is Socotra. Socotra Island in the Indian Ocean is in the news because the UAE's functions as the de-facto ruler of this UNESCO protected island which is also one of busiest ports in the world. Socotra is also home to rare species of floraÃâà...
ReliefWeb
March 13, 2018
SOCOTRA, 11th March, 2018 (WAM) -- The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has inaugurated the Hawlaf Port in Socotra Governorate, Yemen, after completing a number of development projects, as per the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and His HighnessÃâà...
Construction Week Online
March 12, 2018
The UAE's Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has announced the inauguration of Yemen's Hawlaf Port, located in the Governorate of Socotra. The inauguration of the facility follows the completion of development works, including the enlargement of the berth by 110m, as well the installation ofÃâà...
Swarajya
March 10, 2018
The tree is found only on the remote island of Socotra, off the coast of Yemen, once home to a thriving culture of Indic people. Socotra is one of the most alien-looking ... Soon thereafter, the island was closed to the world, its use restricted only to Soviet and South Yemeni military. Only after the collapse of theÃâà...
The American Conservative
March 5, 2018
The UAE has already set up a military base on the once-pristine Yemeni island of Socotra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has also set up permanent bases on the Yemeni island of Perim in the Red Sea. Social media in Yemen is rife with pictures of UAE military parades in Socotra, of the base in Perim,Ãâà...
ReliefWeb
March 1, 2018
UAE will continue to support development and reconstruction of Yemen, says Hamdan bin Zayed ... of successive campaigns to enhance its response to the humanitarian situation in Yemen, based on its humanitarian responsibility towards the Yemeni people and keenness to alleviate their suffering.
Asharq Al-awsat English
February 28, 2018
Yemen's Minister of Tourism Dr. Mohammed Qubaty said that his country has received promises from international parties to facilitate the financing of tourism ... Qubaty pointed out that the strategy of his ministry is to connect three vital areas, which are Socotra, al-Mahrah and Hadramout, to internationalÃâà...
World Politics Review
February 26, 2018
In 2009, a senior Russian military official stated that Moscow eyed Yemen's island of Socotra, off the Horn of Africa, as a valuable location for a potential naval ... Qatar's reported efforts to mediate between the Houthis and the supporters of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in early DecemberÃâà...
The Economist
February 22, 2018
Life used to be simple in the port of Ghayda, the capital of Mahra governorate, tucked in Yemen's far east. ... The strategic island of Socotra looks increasingly like an Emirati base. ... Locals also say Emirati-trained fighters are more disciplined than Yemeni soldiers and fleece them less at checkpoints.
