BYS Events
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Online discussion: Yemen's Cultural Heritage - Threats and Solutions 06/08/2020 - 19:00Cambridge University Yemen Society is holding an online discussion on the dangers to Yemen's heritage on Thursday 6 August. Register at:
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Online discussion of the health situation in Yemen 12/07/2020 - 17:00Cambridge University Yemen Society is holding an online discussion of the health situation in Yemen on Sunday 12 July. Speakers: Summer Nasser and Nadwa al-Dawseri. Register at:
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B-YS AGM followed by panel discussion on health 19/06/2020 - 17:30
Notice is hereby given that the Twenty- seventh Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held at 5.30pm on Friday 19th June 2020. The AGM will be held online by Zoom which all members of the B-YS are invited to join. The AGM will be followed at 6.00pm by a panel of speakers on the theme of Health and Covid19 in Yemen
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An Interview with Tim Mackintosh-Smith 11/02/2020 - 17:15
The MBI Al Jaber Foundation is pleased to invite you to attend an interview conducted by Ian Black with Tim Mackintosh-Smith about his latest book: ‘Arabs’.
This event is co-hosted by the British-Yemeni Society, the International Association for the Study of Arabia and the MBI Al Jaber Foundation.
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LECTURE 'Yemen: The Silent Theatre of Russia's Middle East Resurgence' 16/12/2019 - 18:00
Russia’s resurgence as a great power in the Middle East and the Gulf region, in particular, has received widespread attention in recent months. In spite of this scrutiny, Russia’s diplomatic involvement and geopolitical interests in Yemen have been largely overlooked. The lecture draws attention to this under-explored, but increasingly important dimension of Russian foreign policy, by outlining the history of Russia-Yemen relations since unification in 1990 and exploring Moscow’s position towards the current conflict.
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The Destruction of Yemen and its Cultural Heritage 02/12/2019 - 18:30
This is not a B-YS event but may be of interest to members.
World Monuments Fund and our local partners GOAM have been working in Ta'iz, Yemen, since December 2018, with funding from the British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund. Taiz is a battleground in the civil war that has consumed Yemen since early 2015, causing terrible human suffering and loss of life.
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Perspectives on Civil Society in South Yemen 26/11/2019 - 09:30
This workshop is not a B-YS event, but may be of interest to members.
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WALKING THE LONGEST WADI IN ARABIA 21/11/2019 - 17:45
After three weeks of walking solo for 500 km through Southern Arabia, Chris reached the Indian Ocean. Little known to the outside world, Wadi Hadramaut is rich in culture, history and stunning scenery.
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FRIENDS OF HADHRAMAUT ANNUAL TEA PARTY 14/09/2019 - 15:00
The Society's sister organisation, the Friends of Hadhramaut are holding their annual fundraising tea party on Saturday 14 September 2019 in the impressive grounds of Wheat Barn, Cressing Temple in Essex (Witham Road | Braintree | Essex CM77 8PD) at the invitation of their member Angela Kilmartin.
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SYRIA AND YEMEN: MAKING ART TODAY 07/07/2019 - 10:30
SYRIA | YEMEN
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26th AGM and Fundraiser in Aid of Yemen 20/06/2019 - 17:30
The British–Yemeni Society invites members to its Twenty-Sixth Annual General Meeting (AGM) that will be held at 5:30pm on Thursday, 20th June 2019 at the Arab–British Chamber of Commerce, 43 Upper Grosvenor St, Mayfair, London W1K 2NJ. -
Endangered Archaeology (with Reference to Yemen and Oman) 11/04/2019 - 17:45
The British–Yemeni Society in association with the MBI Al Jaber Foundation and the British Foundation for the Study of Arabia invite you to a lecture by Dr Robert Bewley, Director and Co-Founder of the Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East & North A