2025 in Yemen

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)

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Ongoing: Red Sea crisis

• 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]

• 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]

• 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]

• 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]

• 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]

• 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]

• 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]

• 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]

• 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]

• 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]

• 22 November – The Houthi-controlled Specialized Criminal Court in Sanaa sentences 17 people to death on charges of Israeli, Saudi and western intelligence.^[42]
• 24 November – Five security officers and two gunmen are killed in an attack on the motorcade of Nabil Shamsan, the governor of Taiz Governorate.^[43]

• 3 December – The Houthis release nine Filipino sailors held captive following the group's attack on the cargo vessel Eternity C in July and turn them over to the custody of Oman.^[44]
• 5 December — A bulk carrier is attacked by suspected pirates along the Bab-el-Mandeb.^[45]
• 8 December — 2025–2026 Southern Yemen campaign: The Southern Transitional Council claims that had taken control over eight provinces of southern Yemen, including Aden, following a military operation called "Promising Future".^[46]
• 18 December — The Houthis arrest 10 Yemeni employees of the UN.^[47]
• 23 December – In an agreement mediated by the UN Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen and the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Presidential Leadership Council and the Houthis release a joint 2,900 detainees held throughout the civil war.^[48]
• 26 December – 2025–2026 Southern Yemen campaign: The Royal Saudi Air Force carries out airstrikes against separatist targets in Hadhramaut Governorate.^[49]
• 30 December – 2025–2026 Southern Yemen campaign: The Royal Saudi Air Force carries out airstrikes on a weapons shipment from the UAE destined for southern separatist forces in Mukalla.^[50] After an ultimatum from Saudi Arabia and the Presidential Leadership Council, the UAE announces that it would withdraw its remaining security personnel from Yemen.^[51]

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

Source:^[52]

• 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