In October 2025 the construction of a new airstrip on an island off the cost of Yemen was reported by several media outlets. Zuqar Island, where the new airstrip is being built, is located in the Red Sea near the Bab-el-Mandeb strait and is currently controlled by [[UAE]]-backed Yemeni forces that oppose the Ansar Allah (Houthis) government.<ref>https://t.me/geopolitics_prime/58447</ref> | In October 2025 the construction of a new airstrip on an island off the cost of Yemen was reported by several media outlets. Zuqar Island, where the new airstrip is being built, is located in the Red Sea near the Bab-el-Mandeb strait and is currently controlled by [[UAE]]-backed Yemeni forces that oppose the Ansar Allah (Houthis) government.<ref>https://t.me/geopolitics_prime/58447</ref> |