Yemen

Coordinates: 15°N 48°E / 15°N 48°E / 15; 48

Yemen (i/ˈjɛmən/; Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman), officially known as the Republic of Yemen (الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhūrīyah al-Yamanīyah), is an Arab country in Western Asia, occupying the southwestern to the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen is the second largest country in the peninsula, occupying 527,970 km2 (203,850 sq mi). The coastline stretches for about 2,000 km (1,200 mi). It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea to the south, and Oman to the east. Although Yemen's constitutionally stated capital is the city of Sana'a, the city has been under rebel control since February 2015. Because of this, Yemen's capital has been temporarily relocated to the port city of Aden, on the southern coast. Yemen's territory includes more than 200 islands; the largest of these is Socotra.

Yemen was the home of the Sabaeans (biblical Sheba), a trading state that flourished for over a thousand years and probably also included parts of modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea. In 275 AD, the region came under the rule of the later Jewish influenced Himyarite Kingdom. Christianity arrived in the 4th century AD whereas Judaism and local paganism were already established. Islam spread quickly in the 7th century and Yemenite troops were crucial in the expansion of the early Islamic conquests. Administration of Yemen has long been notoriously difficult. Several dynasties emerged from the 9th to 16th century, the Rasulid being the strongest and most prosperous. The country was divided between the Ottoman and British empires in the early 20th century. The Zaydi Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen was established after World War I in North Yemen before the creation of Yemen Arab Republic in 1962. South Yemen remained a British protectorate until 1967. The two Yemeni states united to form the modern republic of Yemen in 1990.

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US, UK bomb Hudaydah as Yemen continues anti-Israel operations

Press TV 12 Nov 2024
The United States and Britain have conducted aerial assaults on Yemen’s western province of Hudaydah as the Arab country continues its retaliatory operations against the Israeli regime ... The US and its allies have been striking Yemen over the past months in violation of the country’s sovereignty and international law....
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Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Nov. 8

China.dot.org 08 Nov 2024
"The IDF's deliberate and direct destruction of clearly identifiable UNIFIL property is a flagrant violation of international law and resolution 1701," UNIFIL said in a statement ... SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group said Friday that it has launched a "ballistic missile" toward Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel, and has shot down a U.S....
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Claims of US arms’ abuse said unresolved

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 01 Nov 2024
and international law, these people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss internal deliberations ... laws and make clear recommendations for action....
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US, UK launch fresh strikes on Yemen’s Hudaydah in support of Israel

Press TV 31 Oct 2024
The United States and Britain have carried out fresh aerial assaults on Yemen’s western city of Hudaydah. Yemen’s al-Masirah television channel ... The US and its allies have been bombing Yemen over the past months in violation of the country’s sovereignty and international law....

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