BYS Events
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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 -
Yemen War & Women's Leadership: A Humanitarian Perspective 14/03/2019 - 17:30The British–Yemeni Society in association with the London Middle East Institute at SOAS will be hosting the following event ‘Yemen War & Women's Leadership: A Humanitarian Perspective’ in partnership with OXFAM on
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Empire and Federation in South Arabia, c. 1952–67 12/03/2019 - 12:30
The British–Yemeni Society invites you to a lunch-time lecture on Tuesday 12 March 2019 by the Society's Academic Grant scholar Joseph Higgins on Empire and Federation in South Arabia, c. 1952–67. -
The History of the Huthi Conflict 22/01/2019 - 17:30
The British–Yemeni Society is organising in association with the London Middle East Institute at SOAS (LMEI) a talk on "The History of the Huthi Conflict" by Dr Marieke Brandt. -
Update on Yemen by HM Ambassador Michael Aron 21/11/2018 - 18:30
The British-Yemeni Society, in association with the London Middle East Institute at SOAS (LMEI), invites you to a briefing on the latest developments in Yemen by Her Majesty's Ambassador to the
Republic of Yemen and co-president of the Society Mr Michael Aron.