shiney

Need some advice / info on Yemen please.

Been offered a job there on a good expat package but its difficult to find info on the web about expat life there. Will be based in Sana'a with a wife and teenage daugther.

After two years in Saudi we're not bothered about a lack of hectic nightlife!!We're just not sure how 'normal' it is there???

Do expats live om compounds like Saudi?

Thanks to all for any advise / info.

Jammy_Dodgers

Personally I think you did well to Last 2 years in Saudi..Were you in Khobar or Dammam ??

If you were in Riyadh then you have done really well !!!

Rumble Tumble

http://www.expatexchange.com/net.cfm?networkid=121

This is a little info on Yemen. Hope it is of some use! My husband and I also did 4yrs in saudi, so would be very interested to find out the differences in yemen & saudi. If you do go you could be a valuable source of info, as not a lot of info around! Good Luck

Rumble Tumble

just had a good look through it doesn't seem to be a great deal of info there......sorry

Heart of gold

Hope this link works, it may be of help to you.

http://www.holland.com.ye/Settling.htm

CasaNova

Well let me put it this way,

Saudi Arabia, The difficulties in there are brought into that country by the Yemeni immigrants, the Hardcore thick minded fanatics. likes of Bin ladins


Yemen must be better than Saudia because all the scumbags from there have moved to Saudia.

Jammy_Dodgers

Does anyone know any good websites which document Yemen's history.

Over the years i have heard much about the Yemeni's and wanted to filter the fact from fiction.

CasaNova

They have a long history, our first father and mother they are from Yemen from the Garden of Eden.


So basically we are all from Yemen

Jammy_Dodgers

Is it true that Yemeni's believe Mecca and Medina belong to them, and NOT to the Saudi's ???

CasaNova

Yes it was, the Sauds are from yemen themselves. Thus the name Saudia arabia.


The history also goes back to the war of the Crusaders, when the Austrian King gathered an army from the entire europe, Russia and then they attacked Jerusalem and killed the muslims. then the crossant was invented to mark the Victory of the crusaders, Crossant represents the Islamic Cresent so the crusaders celebrated that by eating a crossant.


Until Later, The KURD salah-ud-din Al Ayoubi rised up and decalred Jihad and so then the Crusaders were defeated and after this time the capital of the Islamic world was changed from Madina to Syria.

Jammy_Dodgers

I believe the Arab League was founded in Syria also ??

CasaNova

Not Sure.


1812: Madina fell to Egyptians.
1813: Makkah and Taif captured by Egyptian forces and Saudis expelled from Hijaz.


http://www.barkati.net/english/chronology.htm


On this site you can go thru as to what happened from start:6th Century (500-599) C.E.



545: Birth of Abdullah, the Holy Prophet's father.

571: Birth of the Holy Prophet. Year of the Elephant. Invasion of Makkah by Abraha the Viceroy of Yemen, his retreat.

577: The Holy Prophet visits Madina with his mother. Death of his mother.

580: Death of Abdul Muttalib, the grandfather of the Holy Prophet.

583: The Holy Prophet's journey to Syria in the company of his uncle Abu Talib. His meeting with the monk Bahira at Bisra who foretells of his prophethood.

586: The Holy Prophet participates in the war of Fijar.

591: The Holy Prophet becomes an active member of "Hilful Fudul", a league for the relief of the distressed.

594: The Holy Prophet becomes the Manager of the business of Lady Khadija, and leads her trade caravan to Syria and back.

595: The Holy Prophet marries Hadrat Khadija. Seventh century

Jammy_Dodgers

Interesting link, Thanks CN