Originally Posted by
mecabq
Also, thanks as219 for the information. I have always wondered why I couldn't buy an itinerary with a 36-hour stopover in Saudi (maybe even all on SV to make them happy), get a transit visa, and have a fun-filled weekend getaway in the Kingdom. But your explanation makes a lot of sense! But you didn't tell us the outcome of your envisioned Cairo-Sanaa trip -- I gather from your message that it never happened. . .
Oh no, the trip did happen... I ponied up for the plane

and spent a month tooling around Yemen ^ The best trip of my life. Absolutely loved it.