2025 in Yemen

Photo	Post	Name
	Chairman of Presidential Leadership Council	Rashad al-Alimi
	Prime Minister of Yemen	Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak

Photo	Post	Name
	Leader of Ansar Allah	Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
	Chairman of the Supreme Political Council	Mahdi al-Mashat
	Prime Minister of Yemen	Ahmed al-Rahawi

11 January – At least 15 people are killed in an explosion at a gas station in Az Zahir District, Al Bayda Governorate.^[1]
22 January – The Houthis announce the release of the 25 crew of the cargo vessel Galaxy Leader, which the group seized in November 2023.^[2]
25 January – The Houthis release 153 prisoners of war.^[3]

10 February — A Yemeni dhow is hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Eyl, Somalia.^[4] The ship and its 12 crew are rescued on 13 February with the help of EUNAVFOR Atalanta.^[5]
18 February — A second Yemeni dhow is hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Eyl, Somalia.^[6] The vessel is abandoned by the hijackers on 22 February, leaving its crew unharmed.^[7]

6 March — Two boats carrying migrants sink off the coast of Dhubab district, Taiz Governorate, leaving 186 people missing.^[8]
15 March — The United States launches a wave of airstrikes on Houthi targets across Yemen, citing the group's attacks on shipping. Houthi authorities say that at least 53 people were killed in the strikes.^[9]
16 March — A third Yemeni dhow is hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Eyl, Somalia.^[10]

28 April — At least 68 African migrants are reported to have been killed in a US airstrike on a migrant detention center in Saada.^[11]

3 May — Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak resigns as prime minister of the internationally-recognized Presidential Leadership Council government, citing inability to undertake reforms and reshuffle his cabinet.^[12]
5 May — Israel launches airstrikes on Hodeidah port in retaliation for a Houthi rocket launch on Ben-Gurion Airport a day earlier.^[13]
6 May —
- Israel launches airstrikes on Sanaa International Airport.^[13]
- The United States announces an end to airstrikes against the Houthis after President Donald Trump says the group had "capitulated" amid a ceasefire announced by Oman.^[14]

4 June – US President Donald Trump issues a proclamation barring Yemeni nationals from entering the United States.^[15]
10 June – The Israeli Navy launches attacks on Houthi territory in Yemen for the first time, targeting the port of Hodeidah.^[16]

7 July –
- Israel launches aerial attacks on Houthi territory in Yemen.^[17]
- The Houthis attack and sink the cargo vessel Eternity C in the Red Sea, killing four sailors.^[18]
11 July – Five children are killed in a suspected artillery attack blamed on Al-Islah in Al-Hashamah, Taiz Governorate.^[19]
15 July – The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany dismisses a case brought about by Yemeni plaintiffs accusing the German government of failing to prevent deaths from US drone strikes on Yemen coordinated from Ramstein Air Base, citing the lack of a "sufficient connection" to the German state’s authority and "a serious danger of systematic violation" of international law.^[20]
27 July – Protests break out in Mukalla against 19-hour electricity outages blamed on fuel shortages.^[21]

3 August – A boat carrying 154 migrants and refugees from Ethiopia capsizes off Abyan Governorate, killing 96 passengers.^[22]^[23]
6 August – A boat carrying 250 migrants from Ethiopia lands in Arqah after losing seven passengers from starvation.^[24]

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