2026 in Yemen

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)
		Shaya 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

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

• 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 Shaya al-Zindani as prime minister.^[6]
• 21 January – Five people are killed in a car bombing in Ja’awla, north of Aden targeting a convoy carrying Hamdi Shukri, a commander of the Southern Giants Brigades.^[7]
• 29 January –
  • Famine in Yemen: The World Food Programme ceases operations in Houthi-controlled territories following harassment from the Houthis.^[8]
  • The Houthis seize equipment and vehicles from six United Nations offices in Sanaa.^[9]

• 6 February – The PLC appoints a new cabinet under prime minister Zindani.^[10]
• 11 February – Protesters linked to the STC attack a government building in Ataq, leaving five people dead.^[11]
• 19 February – Protesters linked to the STC attempt to storm the gate of the Al-Maashiq Palace in Aden, leaving one person dead and 11 others injured.^[12]

• 6 March – Demonstrators in Sanaa rally in solitary with Iran and Lebanon amidst the conflict.^[13]
• 28 March - The Houthis joined the 2026 Iran war, conducting a ballistic missile attack towards Israel and triggering air raid sirens in Beersheba. The attack occurred after their military spokesman Yahya Saree gave a speech.^[14][15][16]

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

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• 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