Sources: BBC News24
In Yemen, the Houthis seize Perim Island in the Strait of Bab al-Mandab after government forces withdrew, completing their takeover of the surrounding area and giving them control of territory overlooking a major sea lane between the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. 2026-09-11
A Houthi ballistic missile launched from Yemen reaches central Israel for the first time. The missile is fragmented by an interceptor, with no casualties reported. 2024-09-15
The United Nations reports that around 161,000 people in Yemen are expected to face a famine in the second half of the year. 2022-03-14
Yemen receives its first shipment of 151,000 doses of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States. 2021-08-29
The United States Central Command announces that a U.S. airstrike in Ma'rib Governorate, Yemen, has killed Jamal Ahmad Mohammad Al Badawi, who is believed to have masterminded the 2000 USS "Cole" bombing that killed 17 American sailors. 2019-01-4
Yemeni Vice President Lt. Gen Ali Mohsen Saleh says a plot to overthrow the internationally recognised government by Iran and Houthi rebels has been foiled. 2018-04-21
At least 56 African migrants drown in the Red Sea while traveling from the Horn of Africa to Yemen. Human traffickers had forced 300 people aboard two boats into the sea. 2017-08-11
Clashes between al-Qaeda and security forces leave 20 soldiers and 3 militants dead in Hodeidah province of western Yemen. 2014-11-1
Yemeni officials report that Said al Shihri, the second-in-command of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), is killed in southern Yemen. 2012-09-10
Yemen issues a list of eight alleged Al Qaeda operatives wanted for possible involvement in an attack on a Yemen police bus on Saturday in Sana'a. 2010-09-26