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Background: North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who had set up a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 from what became South Yemen. Three years later, the southern government adopted a Marxist orientation. The massive exodus of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis from the south to the north contributed to two decades of hostility between the states. The two countries were formally unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990. A southern secessionist movement in 1994 was quickly subdued. In 2000, Saudi Arabia and Yemen agreed to a delimitation of their border.

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By Viajerong Pinoy
December 1st 2009

DEALING WITH POLICE REGISTRATION AND TRAVEL PERMITS Middle East » Yemen » Sana'a

Sana'a

Felix Airways flight back to Sana'a took 2:45 stopping in Mukhalla and Aden! The captain is quite cool he told us what we will see in the air so we can take our cameras out and take fotos. We saw Qalansiah beach from the top again, and some small islands in the Socotra archipelago, we only got served water all the way through Sana'a, no food, sucks! At Mukhalla airport there is a couple of crashed airplanes still in the grassy area near the tarmac, scary, they should put it away so we dont get scared! Same thing in Aden airport! [View Full Entry]

By Rob Fox
November 13th 2009

Yemen الجمهورية اليمنية Middle East » Yemen » Sana'a

I will be travelling to Yemen, located on the southwest corner of the Arabian Peninsula, on January 26th to further my Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies at an institute in Sanaa. Yemen is largely debated as the oldest civilization on earth and has attracted travelers, merchants, philosophers, and kings since ancient times. Tradition says that Noah's son founded the city of Sanaa' after the flood in biblical times. In the city of Sanaa' colorful markets are filled with the "sounds, fragrances, and faces from the old story 1001 Nights." Along the streets men fill their cheeks with qat, a mild [View Full Entry]

By zakibadu
July 24th 2009

La nuit a Sana'a Middle East » Yemen » Sana'a

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Tombe la nuit et Sana'a torne jaune. Je sorte pour un promenade vers 1 heure de matin. Je sorte avec mon apareille de photos pour faire un portrait d'une ville magnifique a la fois que je decubre l'intimite de la nuit a Sana'a. Par fois, l'electricite s'arrete et reste que un silence d'ombres entre immbeubles anciennes. Je me promenade vers Baab el Yemen, la porte principal de l'ancienne ville ou temps avant les chemaux ont ete vendu et les traiteurs on arrive de toute l'Asie. Les fenetres iluminees de dedant montre des couleurs differents et les portes, toutes faites a main, [View Full Entry]

By zakibadu
July 20th 2009

Sur les femmes Middle East » Yemen » Sana'a

jeune fille

Saba hal heir! Alors, les femmes, les femmes...On fait les femmes sont que des voils noirs ou l'unique parte visible son les eux. Pour moi, le monde femenine est interdite. Tout contact peut etre motif du conflict. Par contre mes amies europees m'ont raconte de la vie cache a les hommes. Dans les fetes femenines, les voils noires dispare, et seulmente reste que des habies diminutes et les transparences. Encore pour l'opinion des europees et americaines, les yemeniees sont presque nudes. Mais que est-ce que est alors la raison de cette change de comportament? D'habille tout en noir cache po [View Full Entry]

By zakibadu
July 18th 2009

5eme jour a sana'a Middle East » Yemen » Sana'a

veils

La reine du sabba, elle est nee au Yemen, apres un voyage de visite au roi Salomon, deviendra encinte et son fils serai le premier Yemenite. Cette premier Yemenite, apres des anees sera le premier etiopian et le premier somalian. Une histoire des guerres deja bien connu et une colonialisme turque, anglaise, francaise et italianne sont la vie des fils de Sibis et Salomon. A-jourd’hui les fils somalienes emigrent au pays plus pauvre de l’Assie. Je me demande, si est -ce que le Yemen ne deviendra pas une autre Somalie apres toutes les problemes ecologiques politiques et religieuses. [View Full Entry]

By zakibadu
July 14th 2009

3th day in Sana'a Middle East » Yemen » Sana'a

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Buf, desole pour les francophones et hispanophones mais j'ai pas des temps pour ecrire tout en francais, alors je change a l'anglaise. Wow, its amazing, two days of classes and they already thought all the alphabeth, undreds of new words and expressions, all the vowels, and now they want us to write all the new words in arabic for tomorrow. It is absolutely crazy and intense, and arabic is such a beautiful language. Even more, the school is amazing, full of professors from top class universities, students of cience po, journalistes, students of women affaires in islamic countries, ... I [View Full Entry]

By zakibadu
July 11th 2009

Premier jour a Sana'a Middle East » Yemen » Sana'a

jeune mange qat

Dormir, dormir, il faut dormir... Mais, je suis deja habitue a dormir pas beaucoup depuis que j'habite a Paris. On fait, dormir est mal depenser les temps... Aujourd'hui je suis alle a la part ancienne du Sana'a. En fait, toute Sana'a est tres ancienne. Des gens qui mange qat, des chats, des immeubles extraordinaires, des femmes habilles en noir, des kalasnikovs... J'adore la ville, et demain je commence mon cours d'arabe. En raport a la situation du Yemen maintenant, il faut dire que a Sana'a tout resemble assez secure et les gens sont bien amicales. De' hors, il y a un [View Full Entry]

By not the harlot
December 15th 2008

Exotic Sana'a, Yemen Middle East » Yemen » Sana'a

Yemen, Old City

San'a Yemen. I arrived in the dark to the sight of the famous tower houses in the old walled city. It is the world's oldest city and considered by some to be the most beautiful. The oldest house was built 2000 years ago. The houses are like medieval sky scrapers. The walls are embossed with thick concrete in geometric patterns. The windows have an arch of coloured glass over them. Quite romantic and exotic. It is still, however, littered with rubbish. I am staying in the old town in Dawood Hotel for $22 with outside bathroom on the 4th floor . [View Full Entry]

By not the harlot
December 12th 2008

Googbye Oman, Hello Yemen Middle East » Yemen » Sana'a

A BOB OR TWO. Pleasant day snorkelling with the divers from Crowne Plaza. Two young German children who were absolutely delightful -willing chatty and friendly. We went by Mirbat -yet again, then off road to beautiful Eagle Cove. There were stingrays, turtles and the usual tropical fish. Relaxing sitting under the shelter the fishermen had built. I had arranged for Hafiz who I met last night to help me load the photos on to the blog. As I walked out of the hotel a smart Lexus slowly drove towards me in the dark. The occupants turned out to be Hafiz [View Full Entry]

By gypsy_teacher
December 5th 2008

The historic city of Sanaa Middle East » Yemen » Sana'a

Faces of Yemen

At this point in time, I have been living in the Middle East for around a year and a half. After some consideration, a good friend and I decided that it was time to see more of the traditional side of the region. Yes, Dubai is in the Middle East, but no, it does not accurately reflect what the culture of the area is. As for Yemen, there is nothing but traditional culture. First and foremost, I think it is important to mention that Sanaa, the capitol city of Yemen, was very safe and the people were very pleasant. Traveling north [View Full Entry]

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