Yemen in 2010 - in pictures


  • Yemen has one of the highest rates of malnutrition in the world. All photos: Ryan Carter / The National
    Yemen has one of the highest rates of malnutrition in the world. All photos: Ryan Carter / The National
  • The President's Mosque in Sanaa
    The President's Mosque in Sanaa
  • A couple enjoy the view over Wadi Dhar outside Sanaa
    A couple enjoy the view over Wadi Dhar outside Sanaa
  • Children tend to goats in Bait Baws
    Children tend to goats in Bait Baws
  • Making traditional Yemeni swords old Sanaa
    Making traditional Yemeni swords old Sanaa
  • Yahya Yahya Mohesen Anuse, 12, picks khat from his family's trees in Wadi Dhar
    Yahya Yahya Mohesen Anuse, 12, picks khat from his family's trees in Wadi Dhar
  • Hamad with younger siblings Noura, six, and Mohamed, seven, on disused land behind their home in the old city of Sanaa
    Hamad with younger siblings Noura, six, and Mohamed, seven, on disused land behind their home in the old city of Sanaa
  • Sadeq Moushed, 35, inspects his beehives in Wadi Zabid
    Sadeq Moushed, 35, inspects his beehives in Wadi Zabid
  • Tending to goats outside Bait Baws
    Tending to goats outside Bait Baws
  • A cigarette break during renovation work on a building in the old city of Sanaa
    A cigarette break during renovation work on a building in the old city of Sanaa
  • Mohamed Hamza, 10, in old Sanaa
    Mohamed Hamza, 10, in old Sanaa
  • A rooftop view of the old city
    A rooftop view of the old city
  • Intricate window frames in Sanaa
    Intricate window frames in Sanaa