New Weather System Approaches Yemen, Set to Impact Socotra and Aden

New Weather System Approaches Yemen, Set to Impact Socotra and Aden

On November 17, 2024, meteorological models indicated the ongoing development of a rain-bearing weather system located in the far southern Arabian Sea, with its initial indirect effects already being felt on Socotra Island, southeastern Yemen. Data from the numerical weather models, followed by...

Security Forces in Socotra Rescue 30 Passengers from Drowning

Security Forces in Socotra Rescue 30 Passengers from Drowning

On Sunday, October 6, 2024, Yemen's official news agency Saba reported that security forces in Socotra Province successfully rescued 30 passengers from drowning after their fiberglass vessel began to take on water, approximately 9 miles off the coast of Qalansiyah in the northern part of the a...

Socotra Elders Accuse Archipelago Authorities of "Division, Non-Yemeni Laws" and Demand Governor's Removal

Socotra Elders Accuse Archipelago Authorities of "Division, Non-Yemeni Laws" and Demand Governor's Removal

في رسالة موجهة إلى رئيس المجلس الرئاسي القيادي رشاد العليمي، الاثنين 26 أغسطس/آب 2024، اتهم شيوخ ووجهاء أرخبيل سقطرى شرقي اليمن، السلطات المدنية والعسكرية في الأرخبيل ب"العمل على تقسيم المجتمع وإدامة الفوضى وتبديد الموارد وأصول الدولة". وطالبت الرسالة، التي اطلعت عليها بران برس، بإقال...

Massive Fire Engulfs Palm Plantation on Socotra Island, Yemen

Massive Fire Engulfs Palm Plantation on Socotra Island, Yemen

Socotra, Yemen - A massive fire broke out in a palm plantation on the Socotra archipelago in eastern Yemen on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, local sources reported. The sources told "Barran Press" that the fire erupted shortly before evening in a palm plantation in the "Ma'ab...

French Poet Organizes Socotra Photo Exhibition in Paris

French Poet Organizes Socotra Photo Exhibition in Paris

French poet Cécile Balucinski is showcasing the beauty of Yemen's Socotra Island in a photo exhibition in Paris. The exhibition, which opened earlier this month and runs until June 14th, features a collection of images captured during Balucinski's multiple visits to the island. T...

Indian Ship Laden with 600 Tons of Cement Sinks off Socotra

Indian Ship Laden with 600 Tons of Cement Sinks off Socotra

Yemeni official sources reported on Thursday, May 30th, 2024, the sinking of an Indian commercial ship off the coast of the Socotra Archipelago province. The ship was en route to the island from the Sultanate of Oman. Said Al-Asmahi, the Coast Guard Director in Socotra, stated that "The In...