Arwad island: Untouched but still affected by Syria's war - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Arwad is far from the front lines of Syria's war, but the island, known for its maritime heritage, is suffering economically on account of a drop in tourism.

A picture shows a view of the untouched Yemeni Island of Socotra, a site of global importance for biodiversity conservation, located in the northwestern Indian Ocean, some 350km south of the Arabian Peninsula on March 27, 2008. Socotra is the main island of an archipelago of the same name, sometimes referred to as "the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean." The island is historically famous for its unique and spectacular vegetation -- botanists rank the flora of Socotra among the ten most endangered island flora

Welcome to one of the most exotic islands in the world

Ashraf al-Falahi

Ashraf al-Falahi

Dragon tree of Socotra (Dracaena cinnabari), Diksam, Socotra Island (Unesco World Heritage List, 2008), Yemen.

Island sheikh talks sovereignty in Yemen's war

Hannah Porter

Hannah Porter

A journalist stands at the remains of the Temple of Bel in the historic city of Palmyra, in Homs Governorate, Syria April 1, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki SEARCH "PALMYRA SANADIKI" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES - RTSD71B

Syria's Tourism Ministry hopes to lure visitors, despite war

Haytham Mouzahem (Syria Pulse)

Haytham Mouzahem (Syria Pulse)

Fight Island in Abu Dhabi concludes Saturday with main event featuring Khabib Nurmagomedov

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff