Why is Yemen so poor while it's neighbours are so rich?

Why is Yemen so poor while it's neighbours are so rich?

post more yemenese architecture Mexi-user.

I like the Sana'a great mosque

Shibam

Socotra

I just feel like Yemen has really unique architecture or at least a unique style compared to the rest of MENA and the world in general.

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It's because it's 100% arabian while other mena architecture is a mix.

Arab architecture in general is pretty awesome desu

Jibla

It's like some sort of odd interesting style, a lot of them look like gingerbread houses.
Why don't the other arabs have it?

What are those weird looking towers in these pics?

Yemenis had 2 or 3 ancient trading civilisations while other Arabians were secluded for a long time.

>What are those weird looking towers in these pics?
Houses, museums, hotels.

No. The tall skinny spires amongst the buildings, not the brown-white cookie skyscrapers.

Yemen doesn't have oil, literally that simple.

because they don't have oil and iran

>and iran
Lol. السعوديون يتدخلون في شأن اليمن من عشرات السنين و بعد يلومون الإيرانيين

Nuke Saudi Arabia

no oil. I heard they'll be the first country to run out of water as well, they literally have no lakes or rivers

يب احنا الي نعطي الحوثيين أسلحة ونمولهم.

this, also they literally have a civil war