Mideast in Pictures: Yemenis mark Unity Day amid protracted civil war-Xinhua

Mideast in Pictures: Yemenis mark Unity Day amid protracted civil war

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2022-05-23 19:32:16

Yemenis perform a parade at a ceremony that celebrates the 32nd anniversary of Yemen's Unity Day on May 22, 2022 in Sanaa, Yemen's capital. Unity Day, also known as Republic Day, commemorates the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen, which took place on May 22, 1990. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

SANAA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- A lavish ceremony was held to celebrate the 32nd anniversary of Yemen's Unity Day in Sanaa, Yemen's capital.

The Yemenis commemorate on May 22 annually the unification fo North Yemen and South Yemen, which gave birth to the Republic of Yemen.

The country plunged into chaos and secession again after a civil war broke up in 2014, forcing the Yemeni government out of Sanaa, the country's capital.

Yemenis perform a calvary parade at a ceremony that celebrates the 32nd anniversary of Yemen's Unity Day on May 22, 2022 in Sanaa, Yemen's capital. Unity Day, also known as Republic Day, commemorates the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen, which took place on May 22, 1990.(Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

Yemenis perform a calvary parade at a ceremony that celebrates the 32nd anniversary of Yemen's Unity Day on May 22, 2022 in Sanaa, Yemen's capital. Unity Day, also known as Republic Day, commemorates the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen, which took place on May 22, 1990.(Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

Yemenis perform a parade at a ceremony that celebrates the 32nd anniversary of Yemen's Unity Day on May 22, 2022 in Sanaa, Yemen's capital. Unity Day, also known as Republic Day, commemorates the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen, which took place on May 22, 1990. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

Yemenis perform a parade at a ceremony that celebrates the 32nd anniversary of Yemen's Unity Day on May 22, 2022 in Sanaa, Yemen's capital. Unity Day, also known as Republic Day, commemorates the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen, which took place on May 22, 1990. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

Yemenis perform a calvary parade at a ceremony that celebrates the 32nd anniversary of Yemen's Unity Day on May 22, 2022 in Sanaa, Yemen's capital. Unity Day, also known as Republic Day, commemorates the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen, which took place on May 22, 1990. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)


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