It is very easy to get a local SIM card in Yemen.
For Yemen Mobile CDMA network:
You need a passport, a local address e.g. company or sponsor, and about 2,000 yemeni riyals. You can go to most local phone shops or goto the Yemen Mobile offices in Al Tahrir square or on Haddah Street to get one. You can get either a post paid or pre paid SIM card.
For local GSM networks:
MTN and Sabafon offer both post and prepaid SIMs. Same procedure as above. The MTN office is on …

In Yemen there are 4 mobile phone networks:

Yemen Mobile : CDMA
MTN (previously called Spacetel) : GSM
Sabafon : GSM
Yu : GSM

All Yemen GSM networks operate on 900 mhz so make sure your phone is at least dual band and covers this frequency…all European handsets do and most others will if they are ‘tri-band’.
I do not use a ‘foreign’ CDMA phone in Yemen so i dont know how roaming works. I do however use a locally bought CDMA phone which cost about $90. However i do know that if you have a …

Visas and Landing Cards
Most Europeans can get Visas on entry as can others e.g. Australians and Americans. Visa information will be updated on this site as it changes.
The standard visa is a tourist visa which is fine for businessmen, and gives you 3 months. It costs 5,500 yemeni riyals – about $25 US.
You will need to complete a blue landing card which you should get on the plane before arriving. (If you are a regular visitor into Sana’a, make sure to get a handful for subsequent visits as sometimes the …

The Coffee Trader – as well as doing fine lattes etc and cakes – also offers free super quick WIFI access.
You can find the Coffee Trader opposite Al Kheidma restaurant off Hadda Street in Sana’a.