Feature: Despite the fierce war devastating Yemen, activists have not lost faith in the power of coffee beans, one of Yemen’s oldest exports, symbolising its past and, hopefully, its future.
The Yemeni capital is preparing for a potentially decisive battle in the coming days as Houthi rebels bolster defences while Saudi-led coalition urges fighters to defect.
Shops and manufacturers report 50 percent rise in consumption since war began in March, despite prices doubling due to profiteering.
Analysis: Former president promises $1m to help countrymen stranded abroad. Activists say that is a tiny fraction of the billions he allegedly stole while in office.
A source at the Central Bank of Yemen tells al-Araby that that Houthi gunmen took millions of US dollars from the bank to aid the 'war effort'.
Analysis: Aid agencies and investment projects aimed at tackling rampant poverty in Yemen are exiting the country as the security situation deteriorates.
Feature: Yemen’s world famous coffee is losing ground to Qat, a quicker, easier and cheaper crop to grow, with guaranteed profits.
Analysis: The agreement covers a range of areas and was announced in the name of the Yemeni Republic by a Houthi spokesperson.
Charity workers turn bus into "mobile school" in the Yemeni capital to give hope of a proper education to thousands of street children with no access to learning.
Feature: Following an almost complete disruption of piracy activities from Somalia, the instability in Yemen is sparking fears that the country could become a new home for the sea-faring bandits.
Political turmoil has brought efforts to recover funds misappropriated by the former regime to a halt, but many in Yemen still hope they might see some of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh's estimated multi-billion dollar fortune.
Renewed violence between Houthi and government forces has shut the capital and sent Yemen spinning nearer to economic meltdown, with no end in sight.
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