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Events in the year 2026 in Yemen.

Incumbents

Aden government (Presidential Leadership Council)
Photo Post Name
Chairman of Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi
Prime Minister of Yemen Salem Saleh bin Braik (until 15 January)
Shaya al-Zindani (since 15 January)
Sanaa government (Supreme Political Council)
Photo Post Name
Leader of Ansar Allah Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
Chairman of the Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat
Prime Minister of Yemen Muhammad Ahmed Miftah

Events

For events related to the civil war, see Timeline of the Yemeni civil war (2014–present)

January

February

  • 6 February – The PLC appoints a new cabinet under prime minister Zindani.[10]
  • 11 February – Protesters linked to the STC attack a government building in Ataq, leaving five people dead.[11]
  • 19 February – Protesters linked to the STC attempt to storm the gate of the Al-Maashiq Palace in Aden, leaving one person dead and 11 others injured.[12]

March

May

  • 14 May – The Houthis and the PLC agree to release 1,680 detainees as part of a prisoner exchange.[17]
  • 17 May – The Houthi-controlled Specialized Criminal Court in Sanaa sentences 19 people to death for collaborating with the Saudi-led coalition.[18]

June

July

  • 3 July – The Houthis says that they confronted a Saudi aircraft while it tried to block an Iran plane from landing in Sanaa.[20]
  • 4 July – Houthis kill 16 soldiers belonging to the internationally-recognised government in an attack in Hays district. Pro-government soldiers reportedly kill 50 Houthi fighters.[21][22]
  • 13 July – The defense ministry announces that it struck Sanaa International Airport's runway to ‌prevent an Iranian aircraft from landing. The Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of conducting the attack.[23][24] The Houthis later fire missiles towards Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia.[25]
  • 14 July – The Houthis claim to have shot down a Saudi reconnaissance drone.[26]
  • 20 July – The Houthis declare a blockade of Saudi Arabian ports and ships in the Bab-el-Mandeb.[27]
  • 23 July – The Houthis claim responsibility for strikes against two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea.[28]
  • 24 July – Saudi Arabia carries out attacks on Hudaydah Port and facilities owned by the state telecommunications corporation in Hodeidah and Kamaran.[29][30]
  • 25 July – A Greek air defence system in Saudi Arabia downs two ballistic missiles fired from Yemen.[31] The Yemeni Air Force conducts strikes on Houthi missile and drone firing sites in Marib and Al-Jawf Governorate.[32] The Houthis say they conducted operations against Saudi Aramco facilities in Jizan and Yanbu.[33]
  • 26 July – The Houthis shoot down a Saudi UAV.[34]
  • 27 July – The Houthis claim to have launched attacks on Saudi crude oil transport infrastructure with drones.[35]

August

  • 4 August – The Houthis claim to have struck a Saudi target in the vicinity of Najran Regional Airport.[36]
  • 5 August – The Houthis state that they struck a Saudi vessel in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.[37]
  • 6 August – At least 58 government soldiers are killed in Houthi attacks.[38] Saudi Arabia later says that a Houthi missile attack in Najran Province injured 11 civilians.[39]
  • 7 August – Eight soldiers are killed and 12 others are injured in a Houthi attack in Marib Governorate.[40][41] The government states that a Houthi attack on Marib killed two civilians.[42]
  • 9 August – The Houthis state that they attacked a Saudi Aramco refinery in Jizan,[43] and the Port of Mokha.[44] At least seven people are killed including four soldiers in the attack on Mokha.[45][46]
  • 10 August – The Houthis launch further strikes on the Port of Mokha.[47] The government says seven people including four soldiers were killed in the attack.[48]
  • 11 August – Six crew members are killed in a Houthi attack on a cargo vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb.[49]
  • 13 August –
    • The Houthis announce that they launched drone strikes on the Aramco refinery in Jazan.[50]
    • A Houthi attack along the al‑Mafalis front, south of Hayfan district is repelled by government soldiers.[51]
    • The Bab al-Mandab is targeted by Houthi missiles.[52]
  • 14 August –
    • The Houthis launch drone strikes on an Aramco facility in Najran.[53]
    • Six people, including two government soldiers are killed in a Houthi attack on Mokha.[54]
  • 15 August – At least one security guard is killed, eight others are injured and two sailors is missing in a Houthi ballistic missile attack on the Mokha port.[55]
  • 17 August – The Houthis claim to have struck a Saudi military ship and four escort vessels near Mokha.[56]
  • 18 August – The Houthis fire drones towards an Aramco oil refinery in Jazan.[57]
  • 20 August – The Houthis state that they targeted Najran Regional Airport and an Aramco facility in Najran.[58]
  • 24 August – The Houthis state they struck a vessel near Yanbu.[59]

Art and entertainment

Holidays

Source:[60]

Deaths

References

  1. ↑ El Dahan, Maha (3 January 2026). "Yemen's southern separatists call for path to independence amid fighting over key region". Reuters. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
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  3. ↑ "Yemen separatist leader accused of treason as Saudi Arabia strikes forces". BBC. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Yemeni southern separatists in Riyadh announce disputed disbanding of STC". Al Jazeera. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Yemen's Saudi-backed government retakes southern areas from STC: What next?". Al Jazeera. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Yemen's Saudi-backed government appoints new prime minister". Al Jazeera. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
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  10. ↑ "Hope and scepticism as Yemen's Saudi-backed gov't announces a new cabinet". Al Jazeera. 8 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "Many killed in south Yemen as crowd linked with STC storms gov't building". Al Jazeera. 11 February 2026.
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  13. ↑ "Demonstrators rally in Sanaa in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
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  18. ↑ "Houthi-controlled court in Yemen sentences 19 to death for aiding Saudi-led coalition". AP News. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "12 soldiers killed in military camp explosion in Yemen's Aden". Xinhua. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "Yemen's Houthis say they confronted Saudi aircraft during attempt to block Iranian plane landing". Haaretz. Reuters. 3 July 2026. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
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  25. ↑ "Yemen's Houthis launch missiles at Saudi Arabia after strikes on Sanaa airport". BBC. 14 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  26. ↑ "Houthis Claim Downing Of Saudi Drone Amid Biggest Clash Since 2022 Truce". NDTV. Agence France Presse. 14 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  27. ↑ "How shipping insurance rates are rising, as Hormuz, Bab al-Mandeb shut down". Al Jazeera. 23 July 2026.
  28. ↑ "Houthis claim attacks on Saudi tankers in Red Sea, raising risk of new chokepoint in Iran war". Haaretz. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  29. ↑ "Saudi strikes target Yemen's Hodeidah, says Houthi-run Al Masirah TV". Reuters. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  30. ↑ "Saudi-led coalition says it struck Houthis after attacks on Red Sea shipping". Reuters. Agence France Presse. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  31. ↑ "Greek air defense system in Saudi Arabia intercepts two ballistic missiles launched from Yemen, sources say". Haaretz. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  32. ↑ "Yemeni air force strikes Houthi missile and drone launch sites in Marib and al-Jawf, officials say". Haaretz. Reuters. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  33. ↑ "Yemen's Houthis say they carried out operations against Aramco facilities in Saudi's Jizan and Yanbu". Haaretz. Reuters. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  34. ↑ "Yemen's Houthis shot down Saudi Arabian drone". Ahmedabad Mirror. 26 July 2026.
  35. ↑ "Yemen's Houthis say their drones 'targeted' Saudi crude oil transport infrastructure". MarketScreener. Reuters. 27 July 2026.
  36. ↑ "Houthis say they struck Saudi target near southern Saudi Najran airport". Haaretz. 4 August 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  37. ↑ "Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea, Gulf of Aden". Reuters. 5 August 2026.
  38. ↑ "Yemeni Army Death Toll Rises To 58 Soldiers". Yemen Monitor. 7 August 2026.
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