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January 03, 2021 –Socotra Online Reporting: Ahmed Jamaan Photography: Socotra Team Socotra witnessed in the first minute of 2021, a moment of hope and optimism for brightening future with launch of Hand-in-Hand Initiative to provide Socotra with uninterrupted lighting. It was an initiative launched by Khalifa Foundation to support project of connection of electricity to all cities and districts across ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

December 09, 2020 –Socotra Online Reporting and Photography: Saeed Salem Abu Wazer Team of Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation continued its efforts in distribution of domestic gas to residential block and districts in Socotra. The team distributed gas to 6 districts (Maanofa, Hashra, Kadha, Matra Kadha, Rawaash, and House of Orphans) in 30th of November District to mitigate jamming ...

October 03, 2021, Socotra Online Reporting: Ahmed Noah After a break of more than four months due to the activity of the monsoon winds, commercial ships and fishing boats resumed their activity and life returned to the shores of Socotra, where most of the islanders depend for their livelihood on the sea that surrounds the island in addition to that ...

December 04, 2020 –Socotra Online Reporting: Said Demdad –Said Abu Wazer Humanitarian and relief presence by Khalifa Foundation helps the people of Socotra and draws smile on their faces. Teams of Khalifa Foundation works as bees to achieve charitable objectives confirming concepts of fraternity and deep relationship between UAE and Socotra. The people of Socotra used to witness the leader ...

September 2, 2021 -Socotra Online Reporting and Photography: Muhammad Saeed bin Muhaimid His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has supplied water tanks to the villages of the western coast of the Socotra Archipelago, as part of humanitarian campaigns to end the suffering of citizens in the provision of potable water, as a result of the scarcity and ...