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Eddie Mair | 05:08 UK time, Sunday, 31 January 2010

More from Yemen from Hugh on BH this weekend, and here are some photos to whet your appetite, literally with some of them:

"Some more faces and places in Sana'a old city:

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And here's the Souk al Milh, the salt market - where you buy a lot more than salt. Even powdered milk from....Belfast:

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bs7.JPG That's a street full of carpenters, above.

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And here's one of several blacksmiths. He hangs on the chain to stop him falling into the furnace when he's pulling out strips of steel:

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The next day:

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Breakfast. Beans, and tomato, onion and garlic salad. And Iranian-style bread, baksed in a clay oven:

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And lunch:

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Shared Salta. Recipe on BH. Includes fenugreek and minced beef:

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And here's a qat seller, chewing his own product. It's a mild stimulant, which helps keep you awake. Millions of Yemenis chew every day.

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And finally, a Sana'a cabbie:"

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