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Yemen’s street vendors struggle amid deepening economic crisis<!-- wp:html --><p>After eight years of war in Yemen, the poorest country in the Arabian peninsula is experiencing an economic crisis made worse by two competing currencies backed by the conflict’s opposing sides. FRANCE 24’s Edouard Dropsy, Nabeel Alawzari and Matthew Thompson report from Marib, a city whose merchants and street vendors have felt the full weight of the crisis.</p><!-- /wp:html -->

After eight years of war in Yemen, the poorest country in the Arabian peninsula is experiencing an economic crisis made worse by two competing currencies backed by the conflict’s opposing sides. FRANCE 24’s Edouard Dropsy, Nabeel Alawzari and Matthew Thompson report from Marib, a city whose merchants and street vendors have felt the full weight of the crisis.

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