2026 in Yemen

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Events in the year 2026 in Yemen .

Incumbents

Aden government (Presidential Leadership Council)

Photo	Post	Name
	Chairman of Presidential Leadership Council	Rashad al-Alimi
	Prime Minister of Yemen	Salem Saleh bin Braik (until 15 January)
		Shaea al-Zindani (since 15 January)

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	Muhammad Ahmed Miftah

Events

For events related to the civil war, see Timeline of the Yemeni civil war (2014–present)

January

• 2 January –
  • 2025–2026 Southern Yemen campaign: The Yemeni government, backed by Saudi Arabia, launches a military operation to recapture parts of Hadhramaut Governorate from the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC). ^[1]
  • 2025–2026 Southern Yemen campaign: The Royal Saudi Air Force carries out multiple airstrikes on a camp belonging to the STC in Al-Khasah, Hadhramaut Governorate, killing seven people. ^[2]
• 7 January – 2025–2026 Southern Yemen campaign: STC chairman Aidarus al-Zoubaidi is expelled from the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) after failing to attend peace negotiations in Saudi Arabia. ^[3]
• 9 January – 2025–2026 Southern Yemen campaign: STC secretary-general Abdulrahman Jalal al-Subaihi announces the group's dissolution following negotiations in Saudi Arabia. However, the dissolution is denied by the STC's spokesperson, Anwar al-Tamimi, who is based in the UAE. ^[4]
• 10 January – 2025–2026 Southern Yemen campaign: The PLC announces that it had retaken full control of areas previously held by the STC. ^[5]
• 15 January – The PLC appoints foreign minister Shaea al-Zindani as prime minister. ^[6]

Art and entertainment

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

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Yemen

Source: ^[7]

• 18-22 March – Eid al-Fitr
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 22 May – Unity Day
• 26-30 May – Eid al-Adha
• 16 June – Islamic New Year
• 25 August – Milad un-Nabi
• 26 September – Revolution Day
• 14 October – Liberation Day
• 30 November – Independence Day

Deaths

• 17 January – Ali Salem al-Beidh, 86, vice president (1990–1994). ^[8]

References

1. El Dahan, Maha (3 January 2026). "Yemen's southern separatists call for path to independence amid fighting over key region". Reuters. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
2. "Yemen's separatist STC accuses Saudi Arabia of bombing forces along border". Al Jazeera . 2 January 2026. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
3. "Yemen separatist leader accused of treason as Saudi Arabia strikes forces". BBC . 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
4. "Yemeni southern separatists in Riyadh announce disputed disbanding of STC". Al Jazeera . 9 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
5. "Yemen's Saudi-backed government retakes southern areas from STC: What next?". Al Jazeera . 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
6. "Yemen's Saudi-backed government appoints new prime minister". Al Jazeera . 16 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
7. "Yemen Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
8. "وفاة علي سالم البيض.. آخر رئيس لليمن الجنوبي" (in Arabic). 17 January 2026.

External links

• Online calendar