Many calls but little action to stop cultural destruction in Yemen - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Mohammed Yahya Gahlan

Mohammed Yahya Gahlan

Feb 15, 2019

An aerial view of historical city of Shibam in southeastern Yemen March 18, 2009. Shibam, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is dubbed the "Manhattan of the desert" for its 16th-century tower houses. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN TRAVEL CITYSCAPE) - GM1E53J0CGJ01 — An aerial view of historical city of Shibam, a UNESCO World Heritage site, which is dubbed the "Manhattan of the desert" for its 16th-century tower houses, Yemen, March 18, 2009. — REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

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How much more can Yemen’s heritage sites take?

Ahmed Alwly

A Yemeni labourer removes the rubble ahead of restoration works on the site of a collapsed UNESCO-listed building following heavy rains, in the old city of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on August 12, 2020. - Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 172 people across Yemen over the past month, damaging homes and UNESCO-listed world heritage sites, officials said. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Yemen’s warring sides blamed for destruction of heritage during heavy rainfall

Ammar al-Ashwal

Ammar al-Ashwal

A general view shows destruction inside the Roman Catholic church of St Joseph in Yemen's second city of Aden after unidentified assailants set ablaze to the church on September 16, 2015 a day after it had been damaged by vandals. The masked arsonists torched the church in the central Crater neighbourhood of the port city, which is controlled by loyalists of the exiled government. AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Yemen's decaying religious history

Ashraf al-Falahi

Ashraf al-Falahi

Saving Middle East relics needs less talk, more action

Vitaly Naumkin