Sources: Xinhua
Yemen's Sana'a-controlled forces fire a Scud missile at Saudi Arabia in retaliation to Saudi "war crimes". A spokesman for Yemen's military allied with Houthi militants said the missile hit a Saudi airbase and caused "widespread destruction". There was no immediate comment from the Saudi side. 2015-10-15
Shiite Houthi rebels seize a Yemeni military base south of the capital, Sana'a, where U.S. military advisers once trained Yemeni counterterrorism forces to fight Al-Qaeda in the south of the country. Forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh had manned the captured base. 2015-01-29
A car bomb explodes outside a police college in the Yemeni capital Sana'a with at least 38 people reported dead and more than 50 wounded. 2015-01-7
An Iranian diplomat is killed in Yemen's capital Sana'a when he resisted gunmen who were trying to kidnap him near the ambassador's residence. 2014-01-18
Unidentified militants attack a Defense Ministry compound in Sana'a, Yemen, killing at least 52 people and injuring 167 others. Most of the victims appear to be doctors and nurses, working at a hospital within the property. 2013-12-5
A gunman kills Qassem M. Aqlan, the Yemeni chief of security employed at the U.S. embassy in the capital, Sana'a. 2012-10-11
A suicide bombing at a police academy in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a kills at least 20 people. 2012-07-11
2011 Yemeni uprising: Thousands of Yemeni protesters march from the city of Taez to the capital Sana'a to demand a trial for outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh for alleged crimes against anti-government protesters. 2011-12-21
Italy temporarily closes its embassy and withdraws its staff, citing threats against Western embassies in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a. 2011-05-31
Police and people clash in Sana'a on the third day of protests against the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh in Yemen. 2011-02-13