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Members of a
wedding party made
up of local tribesmen
loyal to Yemen’s gov-
ernment visit the ruins
of the Awwam Temple,
in Marib, to take pho-
tos. The ancient temple
is one of the most
important surviving
monuments of the
Kingdom of Saba,
which ruled southern
Arabia from about the
11th century B.C. to the
third century A.D. and
has been linked by
some historians to
the biblical land of
Sheba. The antiquities,
on the edge of the
most hotly contested
part of Yemen, remain
at risk as Iran-backed
Houthi rebels continue
their fight to take
over Marib.JULY 12 AN ANCIENT TEMPLE SURVIVES—FOR NOW