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David was born in Cornwall and after leaving Marlborough College joined the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. He later transferred to the Indian Army in which he saw service in the North West Frontier Province. He returned to England in 1948 and went up to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he read…
Most British members of the expatriate community in Aden prior to its independence served there for a limited number of years before moving on elsewhere. Few ever returned to Aden. Alan Denny, who died on 5 July 2008 a week before his 91st birthday, was one of those who came back, serving there for…
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Chairman's report, AGM 22 June2006
The Society has had another active year at a time when there are some signs that our government is putting more effort into developing bilateral links. This has…
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Sixteenth Annual General Meeting, Wednesday 17 June 2009
If it is any surprise that you see your Vice-Chairman in the Chairman’s seat, it is because Victor Henderson resigned as Chairman earlier…
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Eighteenth Annual General Meeting, Thursday 23 June 2011
It has been an eventful year for Yemen, especially since January when the Arab Spring reached Yemen and generated the same sort of youth…
The British-Yemeni Society is a bilateral friendship society which seeks to promote good relations and to further understanding between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Yemen. As part of this mission, the B-YS intends to run an annual essay competition on any academic study related to the…
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Seventeenth Annual General Meeting, Thursday 17 June 2010
I took over as Chairman on 1 January, so this report covers the six months of 2009 when Julian Lush was acting as chairman. I would like to…
Soqotra Training Centre
The Soqotra Training Centre, which provides a core teaching programme of English language and Computer skills, closed during the Monsoon which blows from the end of May to September. However, there has been a request for some years for the Centre to open a satellite school…
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Fifteeenth AGM 19 June 2008
In many ways this has been an active year for me and the Society, but this and the vexed question of the FCO’s Travel Advice I shall turn to later. I shall begin by…
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Nineteenth Annual General Meeting, Wednesday 13 June 2012
It has been a dramatic year for Yemen which culminated in what is called the GCC deal that paved the way for the resignation of President…
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
