Sources: The Star
The Royal Navy's HMS "Diamond" shoots down a drone launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen over the Red Sea using a Sea Viper missile. 2023-12-16
The United Arab Emirates deploys troops on the Yemeni island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea, taking over key installations such as Socotra Airport from Yemeni soldiers. Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr denounces the Emirati ground incursion and hundreds protest demanding their immediate withdrawal. Local media reports the UAE claims to have "leased" the island. 2018-05-3
Houthi forces claim to have shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Yemeni capital Sana'a. Footage released by Saba News Agency appears to show crowds gathering around the wreckage of an aircraft. 2017-10-1
At least 18 people are killed and 16 others injured in a multi-vehicle accident involving a bus near Nahdah in northwestern Oman. Six of the dead were from Oman, four from Saudi Arabia, two from Pakistan, and one from Yemen. Five others are unidentified. 2016-03-1
The Norwegian Nobel Committee announce the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, with the prize being shared between the President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni women's rights activist Tawakkul Karman. 2011-10-7
2011 Yemeni uprising: Rockets hit a protest camp in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, killing at least two people. 2011-09-20
An explosion at a weapons factory taken over by Islamist militants in southern Yemen kills at least 121 people. [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-middle-east-12881240 (BBC)] [http:--www.philstar.com-Article.aspx?articleId=670666&publicationSubCategoryId=200 ("Philippine Star")]date=August 2019 2011-03-28
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh scraps an offer to resign by the end of this year, as Islamist militants take control of a town in the south of the country. 2011-03-27
People in Yemen march on the presidential palace in Sana'a in an attempt to bring down Ali Abdullah Saleh. 2011-02-13
Pirates off the coast of Somalia seize a North Korean-flagged cargo ship south of Yemen. 2010-02-3