Good article on the history of coffee in Yemen and current situation. Check out the article for the pictures alone.

http://sprudge.com/coffee-in-yemen-past ... 76596.html

I have 4 Rayyan samples under my desk at work to get roasted and evaluated.

http://www.rayyancoffee.com/

Saw this earlier. That 1st picture is now my desktop. I bought a Fresh Roast a few weeks ago, so I should be able to afford some greens if and when available. Roasted Yemen is getting pricey for me.

Looks like they guys in the second photo (of your first link) could really, really use that Chemex pot of coffee they are making.

Sad state of affairs. I hope the coffee growing regions will continue to be relatively stable

While doing my Q exam last summer, I met a Yemeni guy who had set out to reinvent coffee from Yemen. He was working with farmers to harvest only ripe fruit, and had worked with processors to sort and uniformly dry the cherries (all coffee from Yemen is full-natural sun dried). He barely escaped the war (http://www.npr.org/2015/04/11/399002842 ... ous-escape) with some precious samples.

We had the luck of receiving some of the samples, and they were unlike any Yemens we've ever cupped - bright with loads of tropical fruit, set up on a stout and silky body.

Mokhtar is Yemen's first Q grader, and is working with Willem Boot on this project. You can expect amazing coffees from Yemen in the coming years is my prediction.

Check out his website - http://www.mochamill.com/