They talk about their lives on the island of Socotra, in a language whose origins are lost in time—unchanged for centuries and understood today by fewer people than live in Ames, Iowa.

The Saudi Joint Forces Command launched a campaign to distribute food baskets and dates in Yemen's Socotra Governorate.

Despite its remote location, Socotra has a small population of around 60,000 people, most of whom live in the main town of Hadibu. The island’s inhabitants, known as Socotrans, speak their own ...

The island is also home to the striking desert rose (Adenium socotranum), which has a thick, swollen trunk and blooms with bright pink flowers. Today, around 60,000 people live on Socotra ...

The Yemeni island of Socotra has been devastated by Cyclone Mekunu. At least 40 people, including Yemenis, Indians and Sudanese, were reported missing on the island, where flash floods washed away ...