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16th century 'Manhattan of the Desert' with mud skyscrapers facing existential threat
A remarkable 16th-century city, hidden in a barren stretch of Yemen's desert ... led British explorer Freya Stark to dub it the "Manhattan of the Desert." However, unlike New York's famous ...
UN suspends operations in Houthi-controlled Yemen as some staff detained
The United Nations said on Friday that the Houthis who control northern Yemen had detained an unspecified number of UN ...