Ten years after the start of the civil war in Yemen, Sanaa, Aden and Taiz are stuck in a “no war, no peace” limbo. The three ancient cities are ruled by different warring parties, all vying to expand their reach. We look at life under the Houthis, the “government of hotels”, the separatists and the snipers. Producer: Kriszta Satori, Elchin Suleymanov, Sumaya Bakhsh Presenter: Krassi Twigg
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It's hard to talk about Yemen these days without mentioning the war, the bombings, the hunger, the Houthis.
Yet this is a country of stunning natural beauty, ancient cities and kaleidoscopic culture that even before this latest war was little known to the outside world.
It's this city that sits above the clouds up in the southwestern highlands and it is just like nowhere else.
It is extremely picturesque.
Those tall rammed earth buildings with really intricate stained glass windows.
The beach is a really popular place for Yemenis on Fridays to eat grilled fish.
It's a really important feature of life.
Scenes from a previous life.
Ten years ago, a civil war began that created what the UN has called the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.
It became a battleground.
People need aid across the country and there's not enough aid being distributed.
In this episode of the Global Jigsaw, we tell the story of three ancient cities affected by the war in different Sanaa, Aidan and Thais.
We discover what life is like under the Houthis, the so called government of hotels, the separatists and the snipers.
And as always, we unpick the narratives of the warring parties.
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Hi, I'm Krasi Twig and this is the Global Jigsaw from BBC Monitoring, where we look at the world through the lens of its media, getting past the narratives, the propaganda and the disinformation.