The operations of bulldozing the lands of Socotra Island by Emirati institutions are expanding. These operations did not stop at buying lands from citizens at a low price through brokers affiliated with the Transitional Council, but they expanded to include the seizure of lands on which the state has government plans to establish development projects.

The Preparatory Committee for the Socotra National Conference called on Tuesday on the state's highest authorities to urgently intervene to stop the robbery of the island's lands under the control of the UAE-backed Transitional Forces, which are being carried out by "influential forces" and to hold accountable the complicit officials.

Fishermen found two of their colleagues today, Thursday, three days after they went missing at sea, while they were on a fishing trip in the Ras Arsal area, northeast of Socotra Island, located in the Indian Ocean.

The Socotra Coast Guard announced the loss of a fishing boat carrying two fishermen from the Ras Arsal area, east of the archipelago.

Informed sources said that the Emirati Khalifa Foundation is seeking to seize a large area of Socotra Airport land, in agreement with the governor of the governorate, affiliated with the Transitional Council, Raafat Al-Thaqali.

The Early Warning Center in Hadhramaut Governorate expected that the southern coastal directorates, the countryside and the surrounding highlands would be affected by varying to thundery rains during Wednesday evening, as a result of the tropical disturbance wave affecting the southeastern coast of Yemen.