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Ancient Qataban
A new article on the ancient South Arabian kingdom of Qataban has been published. It is available for download here.


Dutch Scholar on Mocha
From the Facebook Page of Marina de Regt


Biographies of Yemeni Historians
The website Wefaq is a major source for the history of Yemen. Of special value are the biographies posted of numerous historians of...


Biography of Abdulaziz Saqqaf
Dear Friends of Yemen Times, In addition to launching Yemen Times's Archives online (www.yementimes.com), a book recounting the life...


Major Resource for Yemeni History
The site Wefaq.net is a major source for the history of Yemen throughout the ages to the present. There are online studies and...


Jimmy Carter and Yemen
Here is an excerpt from a forthcoming book by Bruce Riedel. It describes the role that Carter played in the 1979 incursion of the PDRY...


Yemen in 1962
This is an excerpt on Youtube of a British film made right after the revolution toppled Imam Badr. You will note the British arrogance in...


Yemen at the Louvre
The entire collection of the Louvre in Paris is now online. For the objects on Yemen, click here.


Azal, Yemeni Antiquity Journal
The 2003 issue of Azal, the antiquities journal published by Yemen's General Organization of Antiquites and Museums, has just been...


Old Picture of Taiz
صورة قديمة ونادرة جدا لمدينة تعز من الجهة الغربية ... اين مر شارع 26 سبتمبر في هذا الفضاء؟ يبدو من بعيد باب موسى متحزما سور المدينة ولا...


New book by Arwa Uthman
For a pdf of her new book, click here.


New Book on Historical Writing in Islamic Yemen
Congratulations to Dr. ‘Alī ‘Abd al-Karīm Barakāt of Ibb University for publication of his new book on historical writing in Yemen during...


Translation of Book by Christian Robin
Congratulations to Honorary AIYS Member Christian Robin for publication of 1400 sāl-e pādišāhī dar ʿarabestān-e piš az eslām [1400 Years...


New article on History of Slavery in Yemen
Congratulations to Magdalena Moorthy Kloss for this recent article.


Mocha Trade in the early 19th century
As the British extended their trade through the Red Sea and Indian Ocean in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, there were a number of...


Maraqten on the South Arabian Hunt
محبات يسر #المنتدى_العربي_الاوروبي_للسينما_والمسرح دعوتكم مساء السبت 14 يناير 2023 تمام السابعة ت باريس وتونس والجزائر / الثامنة ت القدس...


Ottomans in Yemen
Here are some photographs of Ottomans in Yemen at the start of the 20th century. Ottomans and Yemenis around 1900 Ottoman barracks in...


Qadi Yahya al-Ansi on Yemeni Astronomy
Qāḍī Yaḥyā al-‘Ansī (right) being interviewed The Yemeni astronomer and expert on traditional Yemeni agriculture Qāḍī al-‘Ansī was...


Yemeni Heritage on Facebook
There are several Facebook sites by Yemenis on the rich heritage of Yemen. Here is one by Mohammed Saleh Al Haj.
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