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Mukha (Mocha), Yemen's historiccoffee port, in 1692
Coffee and tea
Coffee arrived in Yemen about 500 years ago from Ethiopia and the Red Sea port of Mukha (Mocha) became an important centre for the coffee trade. Today, Yemeni-grown Arabica coffee is considered one of the best in the world.
The…
Let us swear an oath, and keep it with an equal mind,
In the hollow Lotos-land to live and lie reclined
On the hills like Gods together, careless of mankind
Tennyson: The Lotos Eaters
For the consumption of qat in the traditional social setting, the chewers meet in a house some time after noon,…
Brian Whitaker reviews the film,
Rules of Engagement
12 August, 2000
Rules of Engagement, the Hollywood film about a siege at the American embassy in Yemen, arrived in Britain on August 11.
Despite accusations of racism, its makers are obviously hoping to repeat the huge success it enjoyed in the…
BBC video on Yemen's water crisis, 21 August 2013
Yemen's water crisis
"Yemen is one of the oldest irrigation civilisations in the world. For millennia, farmers have practised sustainable agriculture using available water and land. Through a myriad of mountain terraces, elaborate water harvesting…
Yemen Tourism Authority
PO Box 129, Sana’a
Tel: + 967-1-252 319 Fax: + 967-1-252 316
Tour companies outside Yemen
The following foreign-based companies offer package tours in Yemen:
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Nomad-Reisen
German company specialising in small groups, mostly…
by A G Milroy, Arid Lands Initiative
Renewing Yemen's traditional capacity for local community development through ta'awun, tribe and modern agricultural associations.
Introduction - top down development persists, despite the growth of grassroots development capacity
YEMEN has a very long…
Yemen Tourism Authority
PO Box 129, Sana’a
Tel: + 967-1-252 319 Fax: + 967-1-252 316
Hotels in Yemen
Hotels in Yemen are mostly of three types:
1. Luxury hotels, usually owned by big companies, with facilities that meet international standards.
2. Hotels in traditional,…
Block
Name
Companies
Area km2
1
Amakeen
Sun Company (US)
2,182
2
Al-Maabar
Crescent Petroleum Company (UEA); Clyde Petroleum (UK); C Itoh & Company (Japan); Indonesia Petroleum (Inpex – Japan); Agip (Italy)
4,019
3
Ariq
Chevron Corporation (US); Agip (Italy)
2,952
4
Eyad…
Despite official warnings, Tim Morris took his family to Yemen for a holiday. They not only survived but came back impressed by Yemeni hospitality.
Tim Morris is an anthropologist, development consultant and author of The Despairing Developer: Diary of an Aid Worker in the Middle East.
This…
Year
Arrivals
Revenue ($)
1988
60,000
21,000,000
1989
65,000
26,000,000
1990
52,000
20,000,000
1991
44,000
21,000,000
1992
72,000
47,000,000
1993
70,000
45,000,000
1994
40,000
19,000,000
1995
61,000
33,000,000
1996
74,000
42,000,000
1997
84,000
69,000,000
1998
n/a…
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
