Yemen’s civil war puts ancient biblical ruins in peril MARIB, Yemen – After years of internal conflict and ISIS insurgency across Iraq and Syria destroyed much of what was left of the Middle East’s pre-Islamic history, experts now fear the protracted civil war in neighboring Yemen will quietly erase its own rich biblical roots. “The historical sites are of great importance to Yemen and are part of Yemeni history and identity,” Iris Gerlach, Head […]