A picture is worth a thousand words. The picture below, Arabic gum sellers in Bab al-Yemen just outside Old Sana’a City, illustrates an aspect of real-life situations in Yemen.

Arabic gum sellers in Bab al-Yemen just outside Old Sana’a City. This gum is extracted from wild local trees, namely in Hadhramaut and Socotra provinces, both located in the southern part of Yemen.