Yemenis have been success makers throughout history, despite many times being far from their homeland.

"I believe that inheritance and separation are two sides of the same coin as there is no place for them in Yemen’s future at all. Yemeni people won’t accept inheritance at all."

"We have been since our independence practicing democracy. Also, the majority of the Malaysian population are Muslims and Muslims in Malaysia are very religious. They practice their religion seriously and the beauty of Malaysia is that we are able to make democracy walk within rights."

"The reasons why western tourists are reluctant to visit Yemen is because of strong warnings given by European countries. These warnings are unfair, which made Yemen directly suffer. Also, the media pictured Yemen similar to some countries which suffer from terrorism for a long time such as Iraq and Afghanistan. "

One late afternoon in Sana’s during Ramadan, the sun was made milder by thick clouds, and everywhere in Sanaa thousands of people were talking to one another, their voice mingling in a tremendous hubbub. The firing of cannon from the heights of Jibal Nugum, which now changed like water with the reflection of the sky – heard instantaneously throughout the country on radio and television – is a signal releasing Muslims from their fast. It is a signal to the waiting city the end of each day of fasting at the very moment of sunset. And also re-imposing the fast at the moment of daybreak. The boom of the cannon is called “the cannon of the removal”.

In Thu Ata, a small village south of Thamar province, Salah was happy living with his parents, five sisters, and two brothers. “We lived in two small rooms. Mom and dad in one room. Me and my brothers and sisters in the other,” the 16-year-old said. “We managed to survive on the simple payments me and my father earned as day laborers,” he said.

The national currency, Yemeni Rail, has continued to improve against foreign currencies, chiefly the United States Dollar, as a firm economic measure taken by the Yemeni government during the last few days following nine injections into the market have been unable to stop the continuous fall of the rial this year.

The UNICEF representative in Yemen Aboudou Karimou Adjibade has said that Yemen has made a noticeable progress in areas such as education, healthcare and care of women and child.

A TANZANIAN national has been arrested in Yemen after authorities discovered a huge stash of narcotic drugs hidden in two fishing boats.

A public hearing organised by a UN team investigating alleged war crimes by Israel and Hamas during the Gaza war is under way.