Recently, a modern-day version of Romeo and Juliet unfolded in the courts of Yemen, with a Saudi and Yemeni couple struggling to remain together amidst country boundaries and laws. The two refuse to let the countries pull them apart, and the United Nations is stepping in to vouch for the couple.
Yemen’s Very Own Romeo and Juliet
Original article by A.M.B. published in the Economist on 11/25/2013