Yemen

Country on the Arabian Peninsula

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Yemen, sometimes spelled Yaman, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is the second-largest Arab sovereign state in the peninsula, occupying 527,970 square kilometres. The coastline stretches for about 2,000 kilometres. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden and Guardafui Channel to the south, and Oman and the Arabian Sea to the east. Yemen's territory encompasses more than 200 islands, including Socotra, one of the largest islands in the Middle East. Yemen is a member of the Arab League, United Nations, Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Yemen is characterized as a failed state with high necessity of transformation.

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UN urges immediate truce in five-year conflict in Yemen As feuding sides fail to reconcile their differences, stalemate is likely to claim more innocent lives. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:41Published 2 days ago

Yemen: Five years of conflict leaves millions of children suffering Thursday marks five years since the beginning of Yemen's continuing civil war. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:27Published 3 days ago

Yemen suspends flights, closes schools amid coronavirus fears Schools in Yemen are closed and flights are suspended and other restrictions are being enforced in fears of coronavirus spread. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 03:24Published 1 week ago


War-torn Yemen gears up for coronavirus battle A rush to make face masks to prepare for coronavirus in a country where healthcare system has been ravaged by war. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:25Published 1 week ago

UN envoy warns military escalation puts Yemen peace moves at risk UN Special envoy to Yemen says latest violence could spread, reverse gains after lull in fighting over past year. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:17Published on February 19, 2020

USS Normandy seizes vessel with Iranian weapons in the Arabian Sea The U.S. has seized yet another vessel containing Iranian-made weapons that was apparently bound for Houthi forces in Yemen. Credit: Reuters - 3D Animations (Next Me Duration: 00:53Published on February 17, 2020

Dozens of civilians killed in Saudi-UAE-led air raids in Yemen Attacks in al-Jawf come after a Saudi fighter jet crashed in the same area, with Houthis claiming to have shot it down. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:12Published on February 16, 2020

Saudi fighter jet crashes in northern Yemen's al-Jawf province Houthi rebels earlier claimed they shot down a military plane belonging to 'enemy forces' in the same province. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 01:59Published on February 16, 2020

30 Yemenis medically evacuated for the first time in three years This is the first time in three years that Yemeni patients are allowed to fly from Sanaa for medical treatment abroad. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:20Published on February 9, 2020

U.S. says it has killed Al Qaeda Yemen chief President Donald Trump said Friday the United States had killed the head of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, regarded as one of the network's most dangerous branches. Lucy Fielder reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:18Published on February 7, 2020

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Saudi-Led coalition destroys drones launched by Yemen's Houthis towards Kingdom Saudi-Led coalition intercepted and destroyed drones launched by Iran-aligned Yemen's Houthis towards "civilian targets" in Saudi cities of Abha and Khamis Mushait, state news agency spa said early.. Reuters - Published 2 days ago
Yemen warring parties back U.N. truce call, as U.S. starts aid reduction Yemen's warring parties welcomed a U.N. call for an immediate truce on Thursday as the country entered its sixth year of a conflict that has unleashed a humanitarian crisis, rendering it more.. Reuters - Published 2 days ago
Yemen's warring parties back U.N. call for truce Yemen's warring parties welcomed a United Nations call for an immediate truce on Thursday as the country entered its sixth year of a conflict that has unleashed a humanitarian crisis, rendering it more.. Reuters - Published 2 days ago

Yemen's Houthi leader says Saudi-led coalition support for ceasefire is welcomed A leader of the Iran-aligned Yemen's Houthi movement said on Wednesday that the Saudi-led coalition announcing its support for a ceasefire is welcomed and they are waiting for it to be applied.. Reuters - Published 3 days ago
Saudi-led coalition supports Yemeni government acceptance of U.N. call for ceasefire - SPA The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Wednesday that it supports the Yemeni government decision to accept the United Nations Secretary-General's call for a ceasefire in Yemen to combat the.. Reuters - Published 3 days ago
Yemen's Houthis block U.N. ship from leaving Hodeidah: government Forces from Yemen's Houthi movement on Tuesday blocked a U.N.-chartered ship carrying representatives of the internationally recognized government from leaving Hodeidah port, the government and a.. Reuters - Published 4 days ago

Weakened by war and hunger, Yemen braces for coronavirus Hunched over sewing machines in a long abandoned factory in Yemen's capital Sanaa, 20 women stitch face masks as a country ravaged by war, hunger and disease prepares for the arrival of a new epidemic. Reuters - Published 1 week ago
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen destroys two explosive-laden boats: SPA news agency The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen destroyed on Tuesday two explosive-laden boats launched and remotely-controlled by the Iran-aligned Houthi group from the province of Hodeidah, Saudi state news agency.. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
Yemen suspends all flights for two weeks over coronavirus Yemen's Saudi-backed government said on Saturday it was suspending all flights to and from airports under its control for two weeks starting on March 18, amid fears over the coronavirus outbreak. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
Sana'a airport to close for two weeks over coronavirus concerns Yemen's Houthis group announced on Saturday it would close Sana'a airport for two weeks, a measure that will affect flights operated by United Nations' organizations taking part in relief efforts to.. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago

Saudi-led coalition blocks separatist leaders from returning to Aden The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi movement in Yemen blocked southern separatist leaders from returning to Aden city, Yemeni officials said on Thursday, as a deal to end a power struggle in.. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
Inside Yemen's dangerously divided 'city of snipers' The BBC's gained exclusive access to Taiz, home to one of the longest running battles of Yemen's civil war. BBC News - Published 3 weeks ago
Yemen: The doctor on the front line after years of war Yemen’s healthcare system is on the verge of collapse after five years of a devastating war. BBC News - Published 3 weeks ago	Saudi-Led coalition carries out an operation in Yemen's Salif: state TV The Saudi-Led coalition fighting in Yemen carried out an operation against Iran-aligned Houthi targets in Yemen's port district, Salif, Saudi state TV reported late on Saturday, citing the coalition. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
U.N. calls for immediate freeze of military operations in Yemen U.N. Special Envoy Martin Griffiths on Saturday called for an immediate end to military action by Yemen's warring parties as renewed violence between the Houthi movement and a Saudi-led coalition.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	UK's Raab hopeful for Yemen war de-escalation this year British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, criticized by some at home for British arms sales to Saudi Arabia, said on Thursday he was hopeful for a de-escalation this year in Yemen's five-year-old civil.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Dominic Raab urged to end Saudi Arabia arms sales during visit to Riyadh Campaigners say Raab lacks 'moral authority' over Yemen until the UK bans sales of weapons Independent - Published 3 weeks ago	Saudi-led coalition says it foiled attack on oil tanker off Yemen The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it had foiled an attack on an oil tanker off the country's coast, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Wednesday. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
UK minister to press Saudis on human rights record The UK foreign secretary is to raise areas of "difference" on visit, as well as the Yemen conflict. BBC News - Published 3 weeks ago	South Yemen gunmen prevent ship from offloading fuel in Aden Yemeni gunmen entered on Saturday a port in the southern city of Aden and prevented a tanker from offloading a diesel cargo because the importing company is affiliated with the government, a Reuters.. Reuters - Published on February 29, 2020
Donors, aid groups planning to suspend Yemen aid to Houthi areas -U.S. official Donors and aid groups are planning to suspend humanitarian aid to areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthis in the coming months if the group does not stop hindering the delivery of assistance, a senior.. Reuters - Published on February 25, 2020	Saudi-led coalition says foiled Red Sea attack by Yemen's Houthis Naval forces from the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen on Sunday foiled an "imminent terrorist" attack by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in the southern Red Sea, a major commercial shipping.. Reuters - Published on February 23, 2020
Saudi Arabia says it intercepts Yemen missiles ahead of G20 meeting Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted several ballistic missiles fired by Yemeni Houthi forces towards Saudi cities on Friday ahead of a gathering of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group.. Reuters - Published on February 21, 2020	Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles fired from Yemen as G20 ministers gather Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted several ballistic missiles fired from Yemen towards Saudi cities on Friday as finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 major economies gathered.. Reuters - Published on February 21, 2020
Yemen landmine kills six in convoy carrying defense minister, who is unharmed Six Yemeni soldiers were killed when a convoy carrying the country's defense minister was hit by a landmine explosion on Wednesday, but the minister was unharmed, government sources said. Reuters - Published on February 19, 2020	Yemen's air strikes 'kill 31 civilians' after Saudi jet crash Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement accused the Saudi-led coalition of carrying out retaliatory air strikes on Saturday that killed at least 30 people including civilians, in the latest flare-up of.. Reuters - Published on February 16, 2020
Despite Yemen violence spike, Saudi says talks with Houthis progressing Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Saturday that Riyadh was still committed to back-channel peace talks with Yemen's Houthi rebels, despite a recent increase in violence in the five-year conflict. Reuters - Published on February 15, 2020	Yemen war: Saudi-led coalition warplane crashes Houthi rebels say they shot down the plane, while Saudi Arabia says only that it "fell". BBC News - Published on February 15, 2020
Yemen’s Houthis say coalition strikes kill 30, including civilians Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement accused the Saudi-led coalition of carrying out retaliatory air strikes on Saturday that killed 30 people including civilians in the latest flare-up of a.. Reuters - Published on February 15, 2020	Yemen's Houthis down a tornado warplane belonging to 'enemy forces': Al Masirah TV Yemen's Houthis military spokesperson, Yahya Saria, said that Houthis downed a tornado warplane belonging to "enemy forces" in Al-Jawf, the group’s Al-Masirah TV cited him as saying on Friday. Reuters - Published on February 14, 2020
Yemen's Houthis step back on threats to tax aid Millions of people are dependent on humanitarian aid after almost five years of war in the country. BBC News - Published on February 14, 2020	Yemen war: Saudi-led coalition forces face trials over violations It is the first time the coalition has taken action against military personnel involved in the war. BBC News - Published on February 13, 2020
Lawyers ask U.S., Britain to arrest UAE officials for war crimes in Yemen A British law firm filed requests on Wednesday with the authorities in Britain, the United States and Turkey to arrest senior officials from the United Arab Emirates on suspicion of carrying out war.. Reuters - Published on February 12, 2020	Britain and United States asked to investigate UAE 'war crimes' in Yemen A British law firm filed requests on Tuesday with the authorities in Britain, the United States and Turkey to arrest senior officials from the United Arab Emirates on suspicion of carrying out war.. Reuters - Published on February 12, 2020
Saudi Arabia: Liz Truss cleared over breaches of ban on UK arms sales linked to Yemen war Internal report blames 'shortcomings' in processes set up – and warns of 'potential' for further violations of court-ordered freeze Independent - Published on February 7, 2020	U.S. kills leader of al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula: Trump President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States had killed Qassim al-Raymi, the leader of Islamist group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), in a counterterrorism operation in Yemen. Reuters - Published on February 7, 2020
Yemen Al-Qaeda leader al-Raymi killed by US strike Qasim al-Raymi, leader of AQAP since 2015, has been killed by a US operation in Yemen. BBC News - Published on February 6, 2020	Aid to Houthi-controlled Yemen to be cut back over risk it can be diverted -sources The world's biggest humanitarian aid operation will be scaled-down next month in Houthi-controlled Yemen, because donors and aid workers say they can no longer ensure that food for millions of people.. Reuters - Published on February 6, 2020
Eight civilians dead, others missing in Houthi missile attack in Yemen's Marib: minister The Information minister in the Yemeni government backed by Saudi Arabia, Muammar Al-Iryani tweeted on Wednesday that four women and four children died while others went missing in a Houthi ballistic.. Reuters - Published on February 5, 2020	Medical flights start from Yemen's Sanaa in diplomatic breakthrough Flights carrying patients needing urgent medical attention began from the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, a long-sought confidence-building measure in.. Reuters - Published on February 3, 2020
Yemen's Houthis say recent attacks on Aramco, airports in response to air strikes Yemen's Houthi military spokesman said on Friday the group had launched 26 rocket attacks in the past week against airports in southern Saudi Arabia, facilities belonging to oil giant Saudi Aramco and.. Reuters - Published on January 31, 2020	Yemen's Houthis offer talks for Sudan prisoner swap via Red Cross: TV Yemen's Houthi movement is ready to hold talks with Sudan over an exchange of prisoners through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), al-Masirah, a television channel run by the.. Reuters - Published on January 30, 2020