While Socotra is some 350 kilometres (215 miles) south of Yemen’s coast, it lies closer to Africa; it is just 230 kilometres from Somalia.

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni security officials say the United Arab Emirates is boosting its troop presence on Yemen's remote island of Socotra in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia, a move they say is ...

Yemen's internationally recognised government swore in new governors for Hadhramout and Socotra, state media said on Monday, in a move political sources said was aimed at bolstering unity among an ...

Southern separatists have seized control of Yemen's island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea, deposing its governor and driving out forces of the Saudi-backed government which condemned the action as ...

A separatist group in Yemen on Saturday led a coup on the island of Socotra, deposing the government forces previously stationed there. The move represents growing fractures within the broader Saudi-l ...

SANAA, Yemen SANAA, Yemen — Hundreds are protesting in Yemen’s remote island of Socotra in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia, demanding the United Arab Emirates withdraw from the island and from ...

Winds and rain from the second rare cyclone to hit Yemen in two weeks have killed 13 people, including three children, on Yemen's Socotra island, the fisheries minister said on Tuesday.

Two veteran travel writers hope their crowdfunded book about the Yemeni island of Socotra will bring more attention to its unique landscape and wildlife and ensure it’s safeguarded during a time ...

Yemen's Socotra Island, the "Galapagos of the Indian Ocean" Since journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed by supposed Saudi operatives last year, the world has begun to pay close attention to ...

Tropical Cyclone Mekunu left behind death and destruction after sweeping through waters near Yemen’s southern island of Socotra and pounding the island, a local official said Friday.