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by CAROLINE LEES
Born in Shropshire, Caroline Lees studied at The Corcoran Gallery School of Art in Washington DC and was selected for master classes in oils at The Slade School of Art, London. She has exhibited widely in the USA, the Middle East and the UK, including the Royal Academy Summer…
Dar al-Hajar near Sana'a, Yemen.
Architectural background
Defensive architecture in Yemen
by David Warburton, Yemen Update 33 (1993: 20, 21)
In the shadow of a master
by Trevor Marchand. Minaret building techniques. British-Yemeni Society Journal, July 2002
Qudâd: The traditional Yemeni plaster
by…
Fourth General Congress, August 2000
Concluding statement, resolutions and recommendations
WITH the slogan "Towards national reconciliation, the building of the modem Yemeni state, and the realisation of democracy and social justice," the Yemeni Socialist Party opened the first meeting of its…
15th session of the YSP Central Committee
Text of communique issued at the end of the 15th session of the YSP Central Committee. Broadcast by Aden radio on 1 June 1989.
The YSP Central Committee held its 15th ordinary session from 18th to 31st May 1989, under the chairmanship of Comrade Ali Salim…
At the beginning of 2013, Yemen found itself at an historic juncture. Following the popular uprising that began in 2011 and culminated in the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh after more than 43 years in power, the country was attempting a political transition.
A key part of this process…
Decision of the North Sana'a Court, chaired by Judge Jassar Muhammad Sayf al-Adufi, in case No 5 of 1417 AH (1996-97), on 23 March 1998:
Death sentences:
Ali Salim al-Baid
Haydar Abu Bakr al-Attas
Haytham Qasim Tahir
Salih Munassar al-Siyali
Salih Ubayd Ahmad
Ten years imprisonment:
Qasim Yahya…
Registration and voting, 1997 election
Number of eligible voters:
6,976,040
(42% of population)
Number registered to vote:
4,637,728
(66% of those eligible)
Number who actually voted:
2,827,261
(41% of eligible; 61% of registered)
Highest turnout: Ibb (70%), Hajjah (68.2%), Taiz (68…
For background to this document see Yemen's National Dialogue, 2013
National Dialogue and the southern issue
The Socialist Party lays out a set of determinants and outcomes for dialogue and the resolution of the Southern issue.
The Secretariat-General of the Yemeni Socialist Party has, in its…
UN Security Council presidential statement, 15 February 2013. For background to this document see Yemen's National Dialogue, 2013
Full text
“The Security Council welcomes President Hadi’s announcement of the launch of the National Dialogue Conference on 18 March and commends those that have…
During Yemen's internal conflict in 1994, southern leaders issued the following statement declaring their secession.
Proclamation of the Democratic Republic of Yemen
Aden, 21 May 1994
In the course of recent national history, Yemeni unity was a goal for achieving security, stability and social…
ARAB ART ONLINE: Susan Hefuna: Al Sabr Gamil (Patience is Beautiful) 2007. Ink stained on wood 140 x 170 cm. More information | Click to enlarge
