Tag: Socotra
Saudi Arabia and UAE consolidating strategic positions in Yemen’s al-Mahrah province, Mayun and Socotra islands
[Brookings] “As the peace process has stalled between the Zaydi Shia Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, Saudi…
Published Date: May 28, 2021
UAE is building airbase on Yemen’s strategic Mayyun Island it illegally occupies
[The Guardian] “A mysterious airbase is being built on a volcanic island off Yemen that sits in one of the world’s crucial…
Published Date: May 25, 2021
Israel and the UAE said to establish an Intel Gathering Hub on Yemen’s Socotra Islands
[MintPress News] “Issa Salem Bin Yaqoot al-Soctari, the head of indigenous tribes on the island, said in a statement recently that the…
Published Date: September 10, 2020
UAE-backed separatists seize Yemen’s Socotra island from Saudi-backed government
[REUTERS] UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) “Southern separatists have seized control of Yemen’s island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea, deposing its…
Published Date: June 21, 2020
Yemen government accuses UAE of landing separatists on Socotra island
[REUTERS] “The Yemeni government has accused the United Arab Emirates of landing around 100 separatist troops on a remote island…
Published Date: May 9, 2019