Socotra

An Al-Yamenia Airlines passenger plane parks on the apron at the Sana'a International Airport, on August 11, 2024, in Sana'a, Yemen.
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Yemenia Airways resumes flights between Socotra and Saudi Arabia

The national carrier plans to operate weekly flights to Jeddah, ending the UAE's control over international travel with the strategic island.

The New Arab Staff
07 January, 2026
Hadramawt Governor visits Seiyun After security forces take control
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400 tourists stranded as flights halt over Yemen fighting

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 January, 2026
How Belarusian tourist became “Mossad officer” in Yemen
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How Belarusian tourist became “Mossad officer” in Yemen

Anas Ambri
Andrea Glioti
06 September, 2023
A Dragon tree on Socotra Island, Yemen. [Getty]
Yemen
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How the UAE is entrenching its strategic influence in Yemen

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey
09 June, 2021
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Yemen
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UAE 'running Socotra tours without Yemen's permission': official

The New Arab Staff
08 May, 2021
Socotra
Yemen
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Socotra port chief sacked for exposing 'unlawful' UAE shipment

The New Arab Staff
06 March, 2021
Socotra
Yemen
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UAE sends military vehicles to STC in Socotra: Governor

The New Arab Staff
26 February, 2021
Socotra Protest
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Yemenis protest Israeli normalisation on Socotra island

The New Arab Staff
20 September, 2020
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Yemen
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UAE, Saudi Arabia 'allowed Israel intelligence into Yemen': reports

The New Arab Staff
02 September, 2020
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Somalia
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Iranian ships 'illegally fishing' off Yemen's Socotra coast: minister

The New Arab Staff
06 July, 2020
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Yemen
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How Saudi Arabia seeks to keep Yemen divided

A Yemeni journalist
01 July, 2020
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Yemen
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The UAE is gradually eclipsing Saudi Arabia in Yemen

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Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

30 June, 2020
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Yemen
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Yemen in Focus: Allies turn rivals on Socotra island

Sana Uqba
25 June, 2020
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Yemen
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Yemen cracks down on Emirati charities for 'undermining stability'

The New Arab Staff
23 June, 2020
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Hadi government 'betrayed' as UAE-backed separatists capture Socotra island

The New Arab Staff
20 June, 2020
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Yemen
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Outrage over travel vlogger's Yemen stay during coronavirus pandemic

The New Arab
20 May, 2020
Yemen Aden STC
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Yemen's secessionists to 'halt Socotra escalations' during Ramadan

The New Arab
09 May, 2020
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Clashes in Socotra as UAE-backed STC seek control

The New Arab & agencies
01 May, 2020
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Yemen's southern separatists warn of 'imminent' war with government

The New Arab
18 April, 2020
UAE STC
Yemen
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Socotra coast guard battalion defects to UAE-backed southern separatists

The New Arab
08 February, 2020
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Yemen in Focus
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Yemen in Focus: UAE-backed separatists, Saudi-backed government sign deal

Sana Uqba
05 November, 2019