The city that was built overnight [Archives:2008/1124/Reportage]
January 28 2008
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For both residents and visitors, entering the Al-Lail neighborhood requires either walking on foot or riding a motorcycle. Entering by car is simply not possible, due to the dust, garbage and badly deteriorated roads. Hamed Thabet visited the area and talked to residents.
The first time a person enters the Al-Lail neighborhood, they will think that the road is made of dirt. The fact is that there are no roads at all – only a few meters exist at the entrance to the neighborhood. Because of the poor road system, grocery store owners bring in everything by themselves, causing price inflation. All items here are more expensive than in other quarters of Sana'a.
When the Yemen Times asked a council assembly member, who gave only his first name, Noma'n, if there were any future plans to construct roads and help low-income residents in the area, he replied, \”We don't talk to newspapers about these things.\””
When asked about Al-Lail's poor living conditions
