Dubbed the ‘Manhattan of the Desert’, Shibam is just one of Yemen’s mud brick-based skyscraper cities dotting the country. Yemen’s style of skyscraper is unique, being made of mud bricks ...

According to a report by The Guardian, Shibam has largely escaped direct violence of the Yemen's complex civil war, but is still suffering from years of neglect, despite being a Unesco world ...

In October 2019, The Guardian's Beth McKernan took a look at the cost Yemen's civil war is having on its ancient cities. Shibam is no longer getting funding to preserve its mud brick buildings ...

A stunning 16th century city hidden in a desolate stretch of desert in Yemen has been a source of wonder for centuries. The Walled City of Shibam is thought to be the oldest city in the world to ...