2022 in Yemen

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Events in the year 2022 in Yemen

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	Head of Presidential Leadership Council	Rashad al-Alimi
	Prime Minister of Yemen	Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen — The Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict (since 2015) — The Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)

• 2 January – The Houthis detain the crew of the vessel Rawabee, including nationals from India, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Myanmar, and the Philippines. ^[1]
• 3 January – The Houthis seize a UAE cargo ship off Hodeidah, claiming it carried weapons; Saudi Arabia said it held hospital equipment. ^[2]
• 17 January – Houthi forces attack Abu Dhabi and Dubai with missiles and drones, killing three; the UAE and the U.S. condemn the strike. ^[3]
• 20 January – A coalition airstrike hits a Hodeidah telecommunication building, killing five civilians and causing a near-total internet blackout. ^[4]
• 21 January – Saudi airstrike on a prison in Saada kills at least 87 people and injures more than 200 others. ^[5]
• 5 March – Houthi authorities sign a memorandum with the UN to prevent the potential explosion of the FSO Safer supertanker. ^[4]
• 26 March – A Saudi-led airstrike hits two houses in Sanaa. ^[4]
• 1 April – UN envoy Hans Grundberg announces a two-month truce in Yemen starting the next day, halting military operations, allowing fuel shipments, reopening Sana’a airport flights, and facilitating road access in Taiz. ^[6]
• 7 April – President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi stepped down and transferred powers to the Presidential Leadership Council ^[7]
• 18 April – The Houthis sign a UN Action Plan to end child recruitment and protect children, schools, and hospitals, coinciding with the start of the nationwide truce. ^[8]
• 28 April – Clashes in the Al Jawf governorate resume between Houthis and local tribes over black market control of oil trucks. ^[9]
• 16 May – Yemen Airways operates its first commercial flight from Sanaa since 2016 under the U.N.-brokered truce. ^[10]
• 23 July – The Houthis shell a residential neighborhood in Taizz, killing one child and wounding 11 others. ^[4]
• 26 July – Hundreds protest in Taizz against the Houthi authorities’ refusal to open the main roads. ^[4]
• 6 August – The Southern Transitional Council security forces detain journalist Ahmed Maher in Aden. ^[4]
• 6 September – At least 26 people were killed on Tuesday when Al-Qaeda militants attacked a military outpost managed by Yemeni security forces in the southern province of Abyan. ^[11]
• 2 October – The truce between the Houthis and the coalition ends, as both parties fail to renew a ceasefire. ^[4]

Deaths

• Ahmad Daifallah Al-Azeib, diplomat
• Abdullah Al-Kibsi, politician

References

1. "UN Security Council Resolution 2624 (2022)". docs.un.org. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
2. "Houthis seize 'hostile' vessel off Yemen that Saudis say carried medical equipment". Reuters. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
3. Ghantous, Ghaida; Cornwell, Alexander; Cornwell, Alexander (18 January 2022). "U.S. condemns deadly Houthi attack on Abu Dhabi; UAE reserves right to respond". Reuters. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
4. Human Rights Watch (12 January 2023), "Yemen: Events of 2022", Share this via Facebook, retrieved 17 September 2025
5. Celine Alkhaldi and Mostafa Salem (21 January 2022). "Airstrikes kill 70 people and knock out internet in Yemen". CNN. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
6. "Note to Correspondents: Press statement by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on a two-month truce | United Nations Secretary-General". www.un.org. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
7. al-Sakani, Ali. "Yemen inaugurates new presidential council". Aljazeera. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
8. "New Action Plan to Strengthen the Protection of Children Affected by Armed Conflict in Yemen Signed with the Houthis". childrenandarmedconflict.un.org. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
9. "Violence in Yemen During the UN-Mediated Truce: April-October 2022 | ACLED". acleddata.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
10. "First commercial flight takes off from Sanaa, raising hopes for Yemen peace". Reuters. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
11. "26 killed in Al-Qaeda attack in Yemen's Abyan". Arab News. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.