The runway on Mayun Island allows whoever controls it to project power into the strait and easily launch airstrikes into mainland Yemen, convulsed by a years-long bloody war. It also provides a ...

air and sea traffic to Mayun has linked the construction to the UAE, which backs a secessionist force in Yemen known as the Southern Transitional Council. World powers have recognized the island ...

A mysterious airstrip being built on a remote island in Yemen is nearing completion ... dismantled and attempted to build an airstrip on Mayun, or Perim, Island, in the center of the strategic ...

With prior monitoring and planning, this geographical location was chosen in order to tighten control over the geopolitical map of the region ... the Red Sea to confront Yemen. This is similar to the ...