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An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman confirms a meeting between officials of the two countries and says that Iran has "always welcomed" dialogue with Saudi Arabia. Among the topics allegedly discussed in the meeting were the Vienna accord and a ceasefire in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has militarily intervened since 2015. Saudi sources declined to comment on the meeting.
2021-04-19

Saudi Arabia withdraws its troops from the Yemeni island of Socotra amid separatist unrest.
2020-05-7

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok says the government has reduced the number of Sudanese Armed Forces troops in Yemen from 15,000 to 5,000, saying the conflict "can no longer be solved militarily".
2019-12-8

An airstrike hits a wedding procession in Bani Qa'is District in Yemen's northwestern Hajjah Governorate, killing between 22 and 33 people, according to Yemeni health officials.
2018-04-23

At least 35 people are killed in an air strike that hit a hotel near a Houthi-run checkpoint north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa.
2017-08-23

A Saudi coalition says it's traded 109 Yemeni prisoners for nine captive Saudis.
2016-03-28

Iran says last night, Saudi warplanes bombed its embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, wounding several of its guards. The Associated Press reports there is no visible damage to the building. A Saudi-alliance spokesman promises to investigate the accusations.
2016-01-7

Saudi-led airstrikes kill at least 30 people and wound 25 others in the southwestern Yemeni town of Sanabani at a wedding hosted by a tribal leader known to support the Houthis.
2015-10-7

Egypt deploys around 800 troops to Yemen to join the Saudi-led war effort against the Houthis.
2015-09-9

Saudi-led coalition forces bomb Houthi targets in several provinces of Yemen, killing at least 15 people, despite a UN-brokered truce.
2015-07-12