Sources: Al Arabiyah
King Salman of Saudi Arabia insists on the "importance of keeping the Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction ... and support international efforts aiming at preventing Iran from having nuclear weapons". Salman also accused Yemen's Houthis of launching attacks against the kingdom despite proposed ceasefires by Saudi Arabia. 2021-09-22
Seventeen people are killed and five more injured during a rocket attack near a petrol station in the city of Marib, Yemen. The incident is blamed on the Houthis, who however did not claim responsibility. 2021-06-5
Houthis warn of worse attacks if Saudi Arabia continues its escalation and aggression in Yemen. 2019-06-23
Following heavy pressure from world powers, Yemen's warring factions agree on an agenda for U.N.-backed peace negotiations to continue. 2016-04-26
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the United Nations special envoy for Yemen, says he welcomes the tentative truce that started at midnight Yemen time. The truce opens unhindered access for relief aid to all of Yemen. Peace talks are set to start later this month. 2016-04-11
Some 1,200 people escape from a Yemeni prison including al Qaeda members. 2015-06-30
Jamal Benomar resigns as the United Nations peace envoy to Yemen after losing support from the Gulf nations. 2015-04-15
Two drone strikes kill at least seven suspected al-Qaeda militants in the Abyan Governorate of Yemen. 2013-06-1
Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda wins the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year with an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in Yemen. 2012-02-10
New cables say Yemen allowed the United States access to its soil. 2010-12-4