The first oil well drilled in Yemen was in Tihama region - Hodeidah city in 1961.
Yemen people ea assed! and us people eat whatever they want!
Oil
oil
Well they like oil.
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The stated US interest in operation desert storm was the liberation of the state of Kuwait, and the protection of the Kingdom of Saud. The main reasons for the us interest in this region is of course oil, and the protection of the oil fields (and our suppliers) from the actions of rogue states and the instability that would be caused by the disruption of oil flow. (Think Catrina on a much larger scale.)
In one word, oil.
The oil that they export.
The two main crops of Yemen are coffee and 'qat' which is a mild stimulant. They also have oil and natural gas reserves. Other than these commodities, Yemen does not have a high production rate.
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Yemen's top exports are crude oil 81.5% refined oil products 11.8% and fish & seafood 2.4% Most of the remaining 4.3% of exports consists of various agricultural products.