2025 in Yemen

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Events in the year 2025 in Yemen .

Incumbents

Aden government (Presidential Leadership Council)

Photo	Post	Name
	Chairman of Presidential Leadership Council	Rashad al-Alimi
	Prime Minister of Yemen	Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak (5 February 2024 – 3 May 2025)
		Salem Saleh bin Braik (3 May 2025 – present)

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	Ahmed al-Rahawi (until 28 August)
		Muhammad Ahmed Miftah (since 30 August)

Events

Ongoing: Red Sea crisis

January

• 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]

February

• 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]

March

• 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]

April

• 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]

May

• 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]

June

• 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]

July

• 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]

August

• 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]
• 16 August – The Israeli Navy carries out airstrikes on the Hezyaz power plant near Sanaa. ^[25]
• 24 August – Israel carries out airstrikes on several targets in Sanaa, killing 10 people and wounding 102 others, after the Houthis fire a cluster bomb at Israel for the first time. ^[26]
• 28 August – Israel carries out airstrikes on Houthi targets in Sanaa, ^[27] killing the Houthi prime minister Ahmed al-Rahawi and several of his ministers. ^[28]
• 30 August – The Houthi government appoints Muhammad Ahmed Miftah as prime minister following the death of Ahmed al-Rahawi. ^[29]
• 31 August – The Houthis carry out raids on United Nations offices in Sanaa, detaining 19 UN personnel including one foreign national. ^[30]

September

• 7 September – Multiple undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupt internet across Asia and the Middle East; Yemen’s internationally-recognized government blames the Houthis, who deny involvement. ^[31]
• 10 September – Israel carries out airstrikes on Houthi targets in Sanaa and Al Jawf Governorate, killing 46 people and injuring 165 others. ^{[32] [33]}
• 16 September – Israel carries out airstrikes on Houthi targets in Hodeida. ^[34]
• 25 September – Israel carries out airstrikes on Houthi targets in Sanaa, killing eight people. ^[35]
• 29 September – A Filipino sailor is killed in an attack by the Houthis on the Dutch cargo vessel Minervagracht in the Gulf of Aden. ^[36]

October

• 7 October – Nine UN staff are detained by the Houthis. ^[37]
• 18 October – Two sailors are killed following a fire on the Cameroonian-flagged cargo vessel Falcon in the Gulf of Aden. ^[38]
• 19 October – Twenty UN staff are detained by the Houthis in Sanaa. ^[39]
• 24 October – Two UN staff are detained by the Houthis in Sanaa. ^[40]
• 25 October – The Houthis release actress Entisar al-Hammadi, who had been imprisoned since 2021 on charges of drug possession and indecency. ^[41]

Art and entertainment

• List of Yemeni submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Yemen

Source: ^[42]

• 30 March – 1 April – Eid al-Fitr
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 22 May – Unity Day
• 5–9 June – Eid al-Adha
• 26 June – Islamic New Year
• 4 September – Milad un-Nabi
• 26 September – Revolution Day
• 14 October – Liberation Day
• 30 November – Independence Day

Deaths

• 28 August
  • Ahmed al-Rahawi, prime minister of the Houthi-led government (since 2024) ^[28]
  • Jamal Amer, journalist and politician, minister of foreign affairs of the Houthi-led government (since 2024), airstrike. ^[43]
• 16 October – Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari, chief of staff of the Houthi-aligned faction of the Yemeni Armed Forces (since 2016). ^[44]

References

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44. "Yemen's Houthis say chief of staff Muhammad al-Ghamari was killed". Reuters. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.

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