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UNESCO Produces Urban Rehabilitation Guidelines for Yemeni World Heritage Sites

UNESCO Produces Urban Rehabilitation Guidelines for Yemeni World Heritage Sites

As part of its EU-funded project “Cash for Work: Promoting Livelihoods Opportunities for Urban Youth in Yemen”, UNESCO produced urban rehabilitatio…

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Yemen’s ancient ‘Manhattan of the Desert’ risks collapse

Yemen’s ancient ‘Manhattan of the Desert’ risks collapse

Dubbed the “Manhattan of the desert” for its centuries-old skyscrapers, Yemen’s ancient city of Shibam escaped damage in the civil war — but faces…

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Mud-brick palace is Yemen's latest heritage site facing disaster

Mud-brick palace is Yemen's latest heritage site facing disaster

Yemen's Seiyun Palace, one of the world's largest mud-brick structures, has become the war-torn country's latest heritage site facing the risk of c…

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Yemeni cultural minister calls for protection of ancient archaeological sites

Yemeni cultural minister calls for protection of ancient archaeological sites

Yemen’s Minister of Culture, Marwan Dammaj, stressed the importance of taking necessary measures to prevent attacks on ancient archaeological sites…

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Heavy rains trigger collapse at Yemen’s newly restored museum

Heavy rains trigger collapse at Yemen’s newly restored museum

Heavy rains have triggered the collapse of parts of the newly restored National Museum in Yemen’s third city Taiz, in the latest loss to the countr…

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Discover the Old City of Sanaa, Yemen

Discover the Old City of Sanaa, Yemen

You will often hear about Yemen on television, but for all the wrong reasons. The country has been constantly in the news since it plunge…

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Yemen’s warring sides blamed for destruction of heritage during heavy rainfall

Yemen’s warring sides blamed for destruction of heritage during heavy rainfall

Yemen is trying to save its cultural heritage by appealing to UNESCO and the international community, after many of its historic cities have starte…

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Yemen calls on UNESCO to save Old City of Sanaa

Yemen calls on UNESCO to save Old City of Sanaa

The General Organisation for the Preservation of Historic Cities of Yemen (GOPHCY) on Monday appealed to the United Nations Educational, Scientific…

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Yemen's 'Manhattan of the desert' damaged by flooding, say officials

Yemen's 'Manhattan of the desert' damaged by flooding, say officials

Officials called for urgent action after the historic mud-skyscraper city of Shibam in southern Yemen was damaged by torrential rains last week.…

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International plea to save storm-hit Yemeni mud city from collapse

International plea to save storm-hit Yemeni mud city from collapse

Authorities in southeastern Yemen have called for international help to save the historic mud-skyscraper city of Shibam from collapse after heavy r…

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STC troops gain full control over Yemen's Socotra island

STC troops gain full control over Yemen's Socotra island

 Troops of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) on Saturday tightened their grip on the strategic Yemeni island of Socotra after expelling…

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Yemen calls on US to ban sale of its artefacts

Yemen calls on US to ban sale of its artefacts

Yemen’s government has asked Washington to prevent the sale of Yemeni antiquities and artifacts in America, Saba News Agencyreported yesterday. Min…

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'Manhattan of the desert': civil war puts Yemen's ancient skyscrapers at risk

'Manhattan of the desert': civil war puts Yemen's ancient skyscrapers at risk

by : Bethan McKernan in Shibam, Yemen On the edge of the vast Empty Quarter desert that dominates the Arabian peninsula, white and brown…

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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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