Under an agreement, ownership of 77 objects seized from a New York art dealer reverted to Yemen. They will be returned when the violent conflict there subsides.

Nestled in the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen became a major hub for the trade of incense during the first millennium B.C. This trade reached its climax between the first century ...

A cache of 77 repatriated Yemeni artifacts will head to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in D.C. for safekeeping.

Ownership of the artifacts is being restored to Yemen, but given the civil war there Yemeni officials have asked the museum to safeguard them for now through a custodial agreement.

Metropolitan Museum of Art The government of Yemen and New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art have announced a custodial deal over two looted Yemeni artifacts in the museum’s collection.

Agreement comes in wake of new Smithsonian policy authorizing its museums to allow shared ownership of items or to return artifacts for ethical reasons.

Traditional mud brick tower houses have always been a source of pride to Yemenis, and over a year into a devastating civil war, they are also providing some much-needed jobs in the ancient capital ...

Nestled in the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen became a major hub for the trade of incense during the first millennium BCE. This trade reached its climax between the first century ...