War is latest assault on progress in Yemeni science

By: Richard Stone

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<p>[MARIB, YEMEN] In the aftermath of the 11 September terrorist attacks, many field projects involving Western researchers have been put on hold, even in a moderate Arab nation like Yemen that has aligned itself with the US-led coalition. <BR><BR>That is why researchers from the United States and other countries who were supposed to have come to Marib this month remain thousands of kilometres away.<BR><BR></p>

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[MARIB, YEMEN] In the aftermath of the 11 September terrorist attacks, many field projects involving Western researchers have been put on hold, even in a moderate Arab nation like Yemen that has aligned itself with the US-led coalition.

That is why researchers from the United States and other countries who were supposed to have come to Marib this month remain thousands of kilometres away.