1 Botswana Pula = 20.6167 Yemeni Rial

1 Bulgarian Lev = 138.6743 Yemeni Rial

1 Canadian Dollar = 178.616 Yemeni Rial

1 Euro = 274.6737 Yemeni Rial

1 Mexican Peso = 10.5766 Yemeni Rial

1 Brazilian Real = 43.6779 Yemeni Rial

1 United Arab Emirates Dirham = 68.1636 Yemeni Rial

1 Sri Lanka Rupee = 1.3424 Yemeni Rial

1 Algerian Dinar = 1.9509 Yemeni Rial

1 Indonesian Rupiah = 0.0168 Yemeni Rial

1 Lithuanian Lita = 84.7941 Yemeni Rial

1 Nigerian Naira = 0.642 Yemeni Rial

1 Czech Republic Koruna = 9.9622 Yemeni Rial

1 Bolivian Boliviano = 36.309 Yemeni Rial

1 Japanese Yen = 2.3471 Yemeni Rial

Nine Indian fishermen who were allegedly harassed and not paid by their employer in Yemen for nearly a year have escaped that country by stealing their employer's boat and sailing for Kochi, a peril-filled voyage of than 3,000 km of open sea, according to the families of two of the fishermen.

It's a beautifully fashioned and, yes, Ealingesque tale of dreamers, madmen, terrorists and foolish but wonderful dreams.

Emily Blunt and Ewan McGregor are charming in a romantic/comedy/drama that involves lots of fish.

"You can see the fear in their faces," says medic as health workers in Yemen brace for Covid surge.

The Amateur Traveler talks to Chris Rosenkrans from Pennsylvania about his trip to the country of Yemen. Chris started in the capital city of Sana’a which he thinks is one of the beautiful cities he has ever seen. Chris then recommends a trip to the Haraz mountains to see Shibam Hadhramaut (a shibam is a city built into the cliffs) and north to Kawkaban. In addition wander around Sana’a to some of the community gardens in the area. Chris did not make it to Socotra island where many of the scents like Frankincense come from. Yemen also does sport gun markets and khat markets to this has to qualify as adventure travel.

Hear about travel to the Island of Socotra and Yemen as the Amateur Traveler talks to Earl from WanderingEarl.com about a visit to this isolated island best known for its production of frankincense. The island is quite isolated and a third of its plant life is found nowhere else on the planet. With trees like the umbrella-shaped dragon’s blood tree it has been described as the most alien-looking place on Earth.

Research Event

Event participants

Osamah Al Rawhani, Deputy Director, Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies
Moderator: Nadim Houry, Executive Director, Arab Reform Initiative

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Research Event

Event participants

Osamah Al Rawhani, Deputy Director, Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies
Moderator: Nadim Houry, Executive Director, Arab Reform Initiative

War and impending famine in Yemen have captured significant attention. Yet often overlooked is the country’s role as the epicenter of one of the world’s busiest mixed migration routes, linking Africa, Asia, and Europe. This article examines the migration pathways to and through the country, push and pull factors, and the impact of civil war on human movement.

Sanaa, Yemen, Mar 24, 2020 / 04:40 pm (CNA).- A Yemeni appeals court run by Houthi rebels on Sunday upheld the death sentence of a member of the Baha'i religion. The court also ordered the dissolution of Baha’i institutions.

Hamed bin Haydara was detained by Houthi rebels in 2013, and was denied access to a March 22 appeal hearing in Sanaa which upheld an earlier death sentence.

“This alarming decision is an egregious violation of religious freedom and the fundamental rights of Yemeni Baha’is,” Gayle Manchin, vice chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, said March 23. “USCIRF has been long concerned with the welfare of Mr. bin Haydara and the Yemeni Baha’i community. We call on Houthi authorities to immediately reverse this verdict and cease their baseless persecution of this peaceful religious minority.”

According to USCIRF, bin Haydara was charged with “with spying for Israel, teaching literacy classes deemed incompatible with Islam, and attempting to convert Muslims.”

The Baha'i International Community said it was "utterly dismayed at this outrageous verdict" and demanded the court reverse the decision, AFP reported.

"At a time when the international community is battling a global health crisis, it is incomprehensible that the authorities in Sanaa have upheld a death sentence against an innocent individual solely because of his beliefs instead of focusing on safeguarding the population, including Baha'is," said Diane Ala'i, a Baha’i representative to the United Nations in Geneva.

According to AFP, the Houthis have sought to ban the Baha’i religion.. The Houthi movement’s courts have started proceedings against 20 members of the religion, six of whom have been detained. The movement controls Sanaa and much of the westernmost part of the country.

In January, Pope Francis told Holy See diplomats that the crisis in Yemen is “one of the most serious humanitarian crises of recent history.”

The civil war between Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and a Saudi Arabian-led coalition has killed over 100,000 people since 2015. According to a Center of Strategic and International Studies report, the war has also caused nearly 24 million people to be in need of humanitarian assistance. 

Restraint on humanitarian organizations and aerial attacks has left 80% of Yemen’s population in need of food, fuel, and medicine, the CSIS Task Force on Humanitarian Access reported.

The Associated Press reported in February that half of the United Nations’ aid delivery programs had been blocked by the Houthi rebels. The rebels had requested that 2% of the humanitarian budget be given directly to them, heightening concerns that the group has been diverting charitable funds to finance the war.

In recent years, the pope has often asked for prayers for the Yemeni people in his public audiences.

“Pray hard, because there are children who are hungry, who are thirsty, who have no medicine, and are in danger of death,” Pope Francis said during an Angelus address in February 2019.

1 Seychellois Rupee = 14.5837 Yemeni Rial

1 Trinidad and Tobago Dollar = 37.051 Yemeni Rial

1 Swedish Krona = 25.6219 Yemeni Rial

1 Slovak Koruna = 11.2751 Yemeni Rial

1 Serbian Dinar = 2.3086 Yemeni Rial

1 Polish Zloty = 59.5458 Yemeni Rial

1 Qatari Rial = 68.7647 Yemeni Rial

1 Indian Rupee = 3.316 Yemeni Rial

1 Pakistani Rupee = 1.5683 Yemeni Rial

1 Sierra Leonean Leone = 0.0254 Yemeni Rial

1 New Taiwan Dollar = 8.3858 Yemeni Rial

1 Thai Baht = 7.8192 Yemeni Rial

1 Turkish Lira = 35.3183 Yemeni Rial

1 Singapore Dollar = 177.2315 Yemeni Rial

1 Mauritian Rupee = 6.305 Yemeni Rial

1 Nepalese Rupee = 2.0703 Yemeni Rial

1 Bangladeshi Taka = 2.9458 Yemeni Rial

1 Moldovan Leu = 14.0414 Yemeni Rial

1 Colombian Peso = 0.0643 Yemeni Rial

1 Uruguayan Peso = 5.8038 Yemeni Rial

1 Uzbekistan Som = 0.0248 Yemeni Rial

1 Russian Ruble = 3.4109 Yemeni Rial