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Saudi Arabia declares a "state of high alert" after four Saudi troops are killed in an attack by Houthi militants in Jazan Province near the border with Yemen. Saudi air defences also shoot down a ballistic missile over its territory that was travelling towards Israel.
2023-10-30

Houthis warn of worse attacks if Saudi Arabia continues its escalation and aggression in Yemen.
2019-06-23

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

""Ravaged by months of war, Yemen now gets battered by the first tropical storm on record to make landfall"." Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Chapala slams into Yemen's central coast, with maximum sustained winds of around 140 kph (85 mph) -- the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane. The storm floods coastal areas, brings down electricity lines and destroys houses, with severe threat of mudslides. Chapala is expected to pour over two or three years worth of rain, up to 300 millimeters (12 inches), in a single day.
2015-11-3

Five Bahraini soldiers are killed on the Saudi-Yemeni border while taking part in a military operation against Yemen-based Houthi militants.
2015-09-4

Fighters from the Al-Qaeda affiliated Ansar al-Sharia take control of an army base in southern Yemen.
2015-02-12

A drone strike conducted by the United States kills at least five suspected militants in the eastern Yemeni province of Hadhramaut.
2012-09-5

2011 Yemeni uprising: Hundreds of thousands of protesters demonstrate in Yemen calling for the trial of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
2011-12-11

Two anti-government protesters are killed by Yemeni security forces.
2011-05-12

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh announces plans to move towards a parliamentary democracy, following weeks of demonstrations.
2011-03-10