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Health & safety

Dangers & annoyances

Despite salacious press reports to the contrary, Yemen is probably far safer than your own country. Petty crime, even in the big cities, is almost nonexistent and the chances of being caught up in a terrorist attack are highly unlikely. Despite this nobody can say that a trip to Yemen is entirely without risk, and Western governments currently advise against all travel to Sa’da province and also issue regular warnings about the dangers of overland travel in other areas of the country (Ma’rib, Shabwa and ’Amran are the current hotspots) due to the risk of kidnap.