Mysterious airbase being built on volcanic island off Yemen

Military officials in Yemen say UAE is building runway on Mayun Island, a crucial shipping chokepoint A mysterious airbase is being built on a volcanic island off Yemen that sits in one of the world’s crucial maritime chokepoints for energy shipments and commercial cargo. While no country has claimed the Mayun Island airbase in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, shipping traffic associated with a prior attempt to build a massive runway across the 3.5-mile-long island years ago links back to the United Arab Emirates. Continue reading...
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