Oct 2, 2018

Images of an emaciated child crying and a boy hobbling on crutches are among more than 100 paintings on display in Yemen's rebel-held capital aimed at highlighting the human suffering of war.

The week-long exhibition, inaugurated by rebel leaders, is being held at an ultramodern gallery that stands in sharp contrast to the rest of conflict-scarred Sanaa.

"It's a message to all humanity," said Akram Yahya Baker, head of the People's Development Foundation, considered close to the rebels.1

Yemenis visit an art exhibition aimed at showing the human cost of war in the rebel-held capital Sanaa on October 1, 2018 (photo by: MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP)

Art enthusiast Fouad Naji sees in the exhibition a "sign of resistance despite the wounds and blockade".