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Events in the year 2023 in Yemen .
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Events in the year 2023 in Yemen .
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 | Chairman of Presidential Leadership Council | Rashad al-Alimi |
 | Prime Minister of Yemen | Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed |
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 | Leader of Ansar Allah | Abdul-Malik al-Houthi |
 | Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Committee | Mohammed al-Houthi |
 | Chairman of the Supreme Political Council | Mahdi al-Mashat |
 | Prime Minister of Yemen | Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour |
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen — The Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict (since 2015) — The Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) - Houthi involvement in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
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