War, poverty, repression stalk Yemen's ancient capital

Beset by poverty, war and repression, the residents of Yemen’s ancient capital Sanaa, under Houthi control for over a decade, struggle to survive. The Houthi movement seized the city in 2014, forcing the government to flee south and sparking a brutal civil war in one of the world’s poorest countries. In Sanaa, said to be one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities, residents say they long for the pre-war days and a measure of prosperity. “Before the war, salaries were paid in full on

Source: Dawn