Temporary Closed

The US and UK aren’t the only embassies shutting their doors in San’a – the French, Germans, Japanese and Spain have also closed.

December 21, 2010

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The US and UK aren’t the only embassies shutting their doors in San’a – the French, Germans, Japanese and Spain have also closed.

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