It’s hard to believe that a 9-mile bridge could link two continents and potentially draw a life-changing economic course for Yemen and Djibouti, whose strategic coastal locations offer an ideal setting for a connecting bridge. Yet this ambitious enterprise is precisely what is currently being studied. According to Al-Bayan newspaper, the Middle East Development Company of Dubai is in talks with the governments of the two nations regarding the construction of the bridge, hoped to serve as a gateway for tourism and commerce for the source countries. Previously connected only by common hardships, the two nations will now be able to share in what promises to be no less than an economic revival. The bridge project, rumored to launch in early spring 2007, is estimated to cost $1 billion, with no word yet on the completion date. In addition to the highway encouraging inter-continental visits, the bridge will include a
