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  • Yemen Weddings

    Yemen weddings and music have taken a new dimension with social media development in the country. While artists created social media channels to reach audiences from around the world, local businesses have created opportunities to create jobs, spread the word, and promote culture and tradition.

    This video shows a wedding ceremony that was broadcasted on youtube. The video illustrates Yemeni wedding traditions. The music, the crowd, the rhythm, the groom, the guests, the location, and the vibe are all illustrated in this video.

    Yemen Music, Wedding, and culture

    Yemen Weddings have evolved to become one’s day lifetime. It’s when you invite your family’s friends and neighbours to attend for at least half an hour on a Thursday afternoon. Some could enjoy a whole afternoon and perhaps stay up until 2 am the following day.

    Men and women are in separate halls, each celebrating different wedding ceremonies. Each has its time, musicians, instruments, and dance. Only kids join either party depending on who wishes to take them, and when. Except, when kids are not allowed as per the ceremony’s invitation card.

    Wedding halls can be fully customized to reflect a wedding theme with decorations, structure, singer location, and dancing floor.

    Yemen Wedding contractors can range from those who rent the place, the groom or bride’s clothes, decorations, and invitation cards and design to wedding day services with artists, singers, dancers, and servants, to after the wedding services such as clean-ups and honeymoon logistics.

    The wedding video displayed above shows the amount of advertising that can go into a wedding hall to reach target customers. Yemen’s social life is linked to professional and business environments. The private sector would normally invite other market actors within the sector.

  • Yemen Music

    Yemen Music is among the richest in the world. Most famous Arabic songs have been developed off Yemeni lyrics and songs including:

    1. Mohammed Abdo
    2. Abubaker Salem
    3. Ahmed Fathi

  • Visa to Yemen

    Caution: Please check with the nearest embassy about any updates to the rules and policies. With Yemen’s crisis, you may need to obtain two visas to Yemen, one from the Internationally Recognized Government (IRG) and one from the “de facto government” (DFG). The DFG visa is obtained through the agency that invites you, especially since most visitors in Yemen are engaged in the humanitarian effort.

    Entry restrictions: The Government of the Republic of Yemen refuses entry and transit facilities to holders of Israeli passports, or holders of passports containing visas valid or expired for Israel or any indication, such as entry or exit stamps, that the holder has visited Israel.

    PASSPORTS: Passport valid for at least 6 months after the date of departure required by all.

    VISAS: Required by all except:

    (a) nationals of Iraq, Jordan and Syria;

    (b) transit passengers continuing their journey by the same or first connecting aircraft provided they hold valid onward or return documentation and are not leaving the airport.

    Types of visa: Tourist/Visitor (Single-entry only); Business (Single- and Multiple-Entry); Work; Transit.

    Validity: Single-entry (2 months from date of issue); Mutiple-entry (6 months or 1 year from date of issue).

    Cost: Tourist/Visitor: £25. Business: £35 (Single-entry); £90 (6-month Multiple-entry); £180 (1-year Multiple-entry).

    Application to: Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy); see address section.

    Application requirements: Tourist/Visitor: (a) Completed application form. (b) 2 passport-size photos. (c) Return ticket. (d) Valid passport. (e) Fee in postal orders or cash; company cheques are accepted. (f) Stamped, self-addressed envelope for postal applications. (g) Letter from travel company organising the trip. Business: (a)-(f) and (h) Letter from company explaining purpose of visit and nature of business. Work visa: (a)-(f) and (i) Work permit from local authority in Yemen.

    Note: Group visas are available for ten or more visitors whose tour has been organised through a travel company in Yemen. Contact the Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy) for details.

    Working days required: 3 (personal applications); 5 (postal applications).

    Download Visa Application Form this form can be viewed and printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded for free from the Adobe web site.

    Note: This application form should only be used at the Washington Embassy. Non-US residents should use this form only as a reference. Do not adjust the size of this form.

    Check with your embassy for any recent changes in immigration laws.

    Yemen embassies worldwide.

    Visas (archive)

  • Yemen Gas company confirms stability of supply situation for domestic gas

    SANA’A, Sep. 04 (Saba) – The Yemen Gas Company confirmed that the supply situation for domestic gas is stable in the capital and the provinces.

    The company’s official spokesman, Ali Maasar, explained to the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) that the company continues to implement gas ration programs on a daily basis through Al-Aqal and agents, direct sales through mobile stations, the program of car stations, restaurants, and large consumers.

    He pointed out that the available quantities of gas are sufficient to cover the needs of citizens and the rest of the sectors, in addition to the continuous entry of domestic gas trailers from Safer with its flow.

    Maasar stressed the company’s keenness to stabilize the gas supply situation and to exert more efforts to serve the citizen in all provinces.