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2023-02-12 Arabia
UAE takes new measures to annex Socotra
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Abu Dhabi government has taken new measures in the Socotra archipelago in southern Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
, as part of its desperate attempts to strip the strategic island from its Yemeni fabric and annex it to the UAE.

Local media reported quoting sources that the UAE imposed a visa for everyone who wants to go to the occupied Yemeni archipelago.

The UAE has informed all airline offices that whoever wants to go to the Yemeni island of Socotra must travel to it, passing through Abu Dhabi, to obtain an Emirati visa, according to the sources.
There goes my non-stop vacation flight to Socotra
The UAE’s violations of Yemeni illusory sovereignty over the Yemeni island of Socotra are increasing day after day, amid the silence of the "government" loyal to the Saudi-led coalition.
Posted by Fred 2023-02-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top

#1 https://www.debka.com/massive-us-military-buildup...Jan 26, 2012 · Socotra is situated 80 kilometers east of the Horn of Africa and 380 kilometers southeast of the Yemeni coastline. It lies athwart the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. ... US military facilities were established there after the signing of an access agreement with Oman in 1980. Up to 100,000 US troops present by early March. (The Pentagon has had a curious attachment to Socotra that has never really been explained.)
Posted by Slavising Unineting5672 2023-02-12 08:37||   2023-02-12 08:37|| Front Page Top

#2 First the UAE takes over English football and now they have grabbed Socotra as well. Watch out Australian Rules Football there are some tablecloth wearing dudes in the house who want to own every kicked ball there is in the world … except MLS because they have standards.
Posted by Super Hose 2023-02-12 13:10||   2023-02-12 13:10|| Front Page Top

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