كتاب اللغة الانجليزية اول ثانوي اليمن القسم العلمي 2026

YEMENIA began flying on 1st January, 1961. In those days, it was a domestic airline. Its base was in Taiz and it flew to places like Aden, Hodeidah, Barat and Sana'a. It also flew to Djibouti and Asmara. The planes were DC-3s. Today, Yemenia is a modern international airline. It uses modern planes like the Boeing 727 and 737. In March 1997, Yemenia bought two Airbus 310 planes. These are among the most advanced planes in the world. On Yemenia, you can fly in comfort to the Gulf, Asia and Europe.

I asked Mansour about the treasure. He smiled and said nothing. Mansour is the best diver in the area. He knows these waters like the back of his hand. He has studied the old maps and he told me he could show me the old trading routes. We left port and sailed east for 20 kilometres. The boat stopped and one of the crew dropped anchor. We dived into the sea. The cold, dark water was welcome after the hot, bright sun. At 15 metres it was difficult to see. There had been a storm the day before and the water was very sandy. I looked at Mansour. He shook his head. I agreed with him and we swam back up to the ship. We dived early in the morning. The water was cleared and I did not need my torch. There were hundreds of fish of all shapes and sizes, but we were here for another reason. We had been underwater for about a quarter of an hour when I saw it the wreck of an old wooden ship, half buried in sand and mud. Old jars and other pieces of pottery were lying around on the bottom of the sea. The sail, of course, had gone, but the mast was still standing. It was difficult to believe that the boat had sunk two thousand years before. I wanted to dive down. Mansour grabbed my arm and pointed at two dark shapes 20 metres away. Sharks! We had to surface quickly.