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THE SOUNDS OF YEMEN

THE SOUNDS OF YEMEN

Three years after their first album, the Haim girls of A-Wa are back. The Barby club in Tel Aviv was packed – sold out, actually. …

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Yemen’s strategic Hajour district: A forgotten battlefront

Yemen’s strategic Hajour district: A forgotten battlefront

While the UN envoy to Yemen, along with members of the international community, were in Stockholm celebrating the signing of the peace agreement be…

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Yemen's government fights to preserve cultural heritage

Yemen's government fights to preserve cultural heritage

The war in Yemen has left a devastating toll not only its population but also on its cultural history, resulting in the destruction of irreplaceabl…

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Correction: Yemen story

Correction: Yemen story

 In a story Feb. 6 about Western arms supplied to the Yemen war, The Associated Press incorrectly cited Amnesty International researcher Patri…

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WASH Needs Assessment Report: Shibam Kawkaban District, Al-Mahwit Governorate, Yemen

WASH Needs Assessment Report: Shibam Kawkaban District, Al-Mahwit Governorate, Yemen

In Yemen, one of the world’s most water-scarce countries, the ongoing war continues to exasperate the dire humanitarian situation particularly for…

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See the otherworldly tree of life

See the otherworldly tree of life

Two hundred miles off the coast of Yemen is Socotra, a remote island known as the jewel of the Arabia, where a species of otherworldly tree known a…

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IESCO Condemns Houthi Pillaging of Yemen’s Historic Zabid Library

IESCO Condemns Houthi Pillaging of Yemen’s Historic Zabid Library

The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (IESCO) condemned Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen for stealing manuscripts, historical a…

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SANA'A, YEMEN:Bayt Baws

SANA'A, YEMEN:Bayt Baws

What makes the village stand out is that it is a largely deserted Jewish settlement in the heart of Yemen. The village was founded by the Bawsites…

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An Israeli Singer Returns to Her Yemeni Roots

An Israeli Singer Returns to Her Yemeni Roots

There’s quite a contrast between the persona of S H I R A N, who owns the stage with confidence and wows the audience, and Shiran Avraham, a bashfu…

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Coffee In Yemen: Past, Present And Future

Coffee In Yemen: Past, Present And Future

On a cold spring morning in Seattle, my parents took me to breakfast at a cafe they had heard some good things about. I was groggy and bumbling my…

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THE FANTASTIC DISASTER OF THE ARABIA FELIX , THAT CALLED NOW YEMEN

THE FANTASTIC DISASTER OF THE ARABIA FELIX , THAT CALLED NOW YEMEN

Photo: Shibam old city in Hadramout east of Yemen   Talk about disasters. The first modern European expedition to the…

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9 Wonderful Features of Yemen history

9 Wonderful Features of Yemen history

Here is IFP's translation of a report by IRNA about the 9 amazing features of the people of Yemen. The features, which are said to have surprised e…

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Yemen's Socotra Island Hit by Rare Cyclone

Yemen's Socotra Island Hit by Rare Cyclone

SANAA, Yemen — A rare and rapidly intensifying cyclone killed one person and injured nine Sunday on the remote Yemeni island of Socotra as it moved…

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Oman, a crucial Mideast mediator, helps free American hostages held in Yemen

Oman, a crucial Mideast mediator, helps free American hostages held in Yemen

The two American hostages, freed after months of being held hostage in Yemen’s raging civil war, took their first steps to freedom down a staircase…

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Mocha, Yemeni Coffee

Mocha, Yemeni Coffee

Mocha is famous for being the major marketplace for coffee from the 15th century until the early 18th century. Even after other sources of coffee were…

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