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2024 In Yemen
Events in the year 2024 in Yemen. Incumbents ;Aden government (Presidential Leadership Council) ;Sanaa government (Supreme Political Council) Events January * 10 January – The United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution condemning Houthis, Houthi attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea. * 12 January – 2024 missile strikes against Yemen: ** The United States and United Kingdom launch airstrikes against Houthi movement, Houthi-controlled areas in response to attacks on international trade in the Red Sea, which itself was in response to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Israeli war on Gaza in which Houthis supports Hamas. Explosions are reported in the capital Sanaa and port city of Al Hudaydah, with at least five Houthi militants killed. ** US officials confirm more than a dozen Houthi sites have been targeted with Tomahawk (missile family), Tomahawk missiles launched from US Navy warships and fighter jets. The military targets allegedly include logistical hubs, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and Oman to the Oman–Yemen border, northeast and shares maritime borders with Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia. Yemen is the second-largest Arabs, Arab sovereign state in the peninsula, occupying , with a coastline stretching about . Its constitutionally stated Capital city, capital, and largest city, is Sanaa. As of 2021, Yemen has an estimated population of some 30.4 million. In ancient times, Yemen was the home of the Sabaeans, a trading state that included parts of modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea. Later in 275 AD, the Himyarite Kingdom was influenced by Judaism. Christianity arrived in the fourth century. Islam spread quickly in the seventh century and Yemenite troops were crucial in the early Islamic conquests. Several Dynasty, dynasties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
