July 28, 2021/ Socotra Online Reporting and photography: Ahmed Jamaan -Arif Abdo -Ibrahim Youssef The Development Committee and districts’ chiefs and tribes’ chiefs in the Socotra Archipelago met yesterday, headed by the Head of the Development Committee, Sultan Ali bin Essa bin Afrar, and discussed the preliminary arrangements for holding the fourth collective wedding for 200 grooms and brides with ...

August 05, 2021 –Socotra Online Reporting: Saeed Demdad                Photography: Saeed Salem Ba Wazeer The Development Committee in the Socotra Governorate completed receiving and sorting of applications for the fourth collective wedding, which would be held by the Emirates Red Crescent with a generous support by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. The ...

January 26, 2021 –Socotra Online Reporting: Mohamed Saeed bin Mohaimed Photography: Ibrahim Youssef Development Committee at Khalifa Foundation in Socotra under presidency of Sultan Ali Essa bin Afrar in addition to members of the Committee with the Director General of Dexam Power and Water Technology, Engineer Yasser Al Aani, conducted a field visit to Rokab and Shazher in addition to ...

July 14, 2021/ Socotra Online Reporting and Photography: Ahmed Jamaan -Ibrahim Youssef -Arif Abdo -Saeed Salem Abu Wazir The political, social and sports figures in Socotra praised the efforts made by the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation in supporting and continuation of the Fifth Edition of the Sheikh Zayed Football Championship to activate the sports movement in the archipelago. ...

August 30, 2021 –Socotra Online Covering: Ibrahim Youssef -Ahmed Jamaan -Aref Abdo -Saeed Bu Wazir Political and sports leaders and notables of the Socotra community praised the success of the Fifth Edition of Sheikh Zayed Football Championship, which concluded its competitions on Friday evening at Sheikh Zayed City 1 Stadium, with Al Helal winning the title after defeating Al Jazira ...

February 03, 2021 –Socotra Online Reporting and Photography: Ahmed Noah Qalansiyah is the second largest city in the Socotra Archipelago, after Hadiboh. People of Qalansiyah has suffered a lot from the interrupted services over long decades. The support of the UAE teams in Socotra has helped in achievement of unpreceded quality transformation in different aspects in the whole Island, especially ...

September 22, 2020 –Socotra Online Reporting and Photography: Saeed Salem Abu Wazer Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Hospital in Socotra is the jewel of the hospital, as it provided excellent clinical services for all patients in addition to 24-hour emergency services. It also provides several services including care giving for the pregnant since ...

July 08, 2021/ Socotra Online Reporting and Photography: Ahmed Jamaan -Ibrahim Youssef The artistic teams participating in the Fifth Edition of Sheikh Zayed Festival in Socotra presented wonderful examples of Socotra folk art, which was characterized by its different types and colors. The days of the festival witnessed a distinguished participation from the Women’s Romancet Folklore Ensemble, which presented a ...

February 11, 2021 –Socotra Online Reporting and Photography: Arif Abdo Events of the second phase of the curriculum and cultural competition that was organized by Al Zahraa Secondary School in Hadiboh in Socotra, have been continued with generous support from Khalifa Foundation. Events of the second phase competition started among 4 academic divisions of the second secondary stage, in which ...

September 23, 2020 –Socotra Online Reporting: Mohamed Saeed bin Mohaimeed Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation continued its efforts by providing people of Socotra with potable water through Suqia Initiative. This initiative was largely welcomed by people across Socotra, as water was considered as essential for life. It was worth noting that some areas suffered from drought due to delay ...