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...
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...
Yemen's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to UNESCO, Mohammed Jamaih, has warned that Socotra Archipelago, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is facing a serious threat due to investment violations and the introduction of foreign plant species. In a Facebook post on Thursday, July 25, 2024...
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...
A political component in Socotra's governorate has accused Governor Raafat Al-Thaqli of kidnapping Sheikh Ali Amer Saad Al-Qahtani. The incident occurred in the capital city of Hadibu on July 1, 2024. The Preparatory Committee for the Socotra National Conference has strongly condemned the k...
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...
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...
In a significant development on Thursday, May 16, 2024, the Socotra Archipelago Governorate in eastern Yemen witnessed a surge in popular demonstrations, bolstered by the presence of security and military forces. The protests aimed to express discontent over the abysmal state of public s...