Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published • loading... • Updated

War, Poverty, Repression Stalk Yemen's Ancient Capital

Residents say salaries are paid in fractions as fighting and strikes deepen shortages and push more families in Sanaa into poverty.

Nearly 1,000-year-old Old City bustles with vendors selling spices and restaurants grilling meat

4 Articles

Center

The Houthi movement, backed by Iran, took the city in 2014, forcing the government to flee to the south and unleashing a brutal civil war in one of the poorest countries in the world. In Sana'a, considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, its inhabitants claim to long for pre-war times and some prosperity. "Before the war, wages were paid fully and regularly," he explained on the phone to AFP Ammar, a 24-year-old uni…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Read Full Article

DUBAI, Nov 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 67% of the sources are Center
67% Center

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Malay Mail broke the news in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal