| Area Total | 527,968 sq km |
| Climate | mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east |
| Natural Resources | petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper; fertile soil in west |
| Imports | $4.079 billion (2017 est.) partners: UAE 12.2%, China 12.1%, Turkey 8.7%, Brazil 7.3%, Saudi Arabia 6.5%, Argentina 5.5%, India 4.7% (2017) – food and live animals, machinery and equipment, chemicals |
| Exports | $384.5 million (2017 est.) partners: Egypt 29.4%, Thailand 16.7%, Belarus 13.5%, Oman 10.5%, UAE 6.5%, Saudi Arabia 5% (2017) -crude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish, liquefied natural gas |
| Government | in transition |
| Capital | Sanaa |
| Population | 28.7 million (July 2018 est.) |
| Ethnicity | predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asian, European |
| Language | Arabic (official); note: a distinct Socotri language is widely used on Socotra Island and Archipelago; Mahri is still fairly widely spoken in eastern Yemen |
Yemen occupies the southwest corner of the Arabian peninsula. Saudi Arabia is to its north and Oman to the east.
Within Yemen, there has traditionally been a divide between north and south. The country has only been unified since 1990. Since 2011, a civil war has been going on between the Houthis in the south and the government forces in the north. Saudi Arabia has been participating on the side of the government.
Although Yemen is poor, it has many places of historical and archaeological significance. The Queen of Sheba is said to have reigned there in ancient times.
News about Yemen
- Trump says Hegseth is ‘doing a great job’ despite reports of second Signal chatby Hugo Lowell in Washington on April 21, 2025
US president dismisses criticism of defense secretary sharing information on strikes in Yemen to his familyDonald Trump offered public support for defense secretary Pete Hegseth a day after it emerged that Hegseth had shared information about US strikes in Yemen last month in a second Signal group chat that included family, his personal lawyer and several […]
- US defense chief shared sensitive information in second Signal chat: US mediaby AFP on April 21, 2025
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared information on forthcoming US air strikes on Yemen in a private Signal chat group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, the New... The post US defense chief shared sensitive information in second Signal chat: US media appeared first on Iraqi News.
- Scores killed in US strikes on Yemen fuel port of Ras Isa, Houthi officials sayby Peter Beaumont and agencies on April 18, 2025
Death toll reportedly hits 80 with 150 wounded in deadliest attack since Washington launched its campaign US military strikes on Yemen’s Ras Isa fuel port have killed at least 80 people including civilians and rescue workers, according to the Houthi-run health ministry, in the deadliest attack since Washington launched its campaign against the Iran-backed […]
- 58 killed in deadliest US strike on Yemenby AFP on April 18, 2025
US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 58 people, Huthi rebels said Friday, in the deadliest attack of Washington's... The post 58 killed in deadliest US strike on Yemen appeared first on Iraqi News.
- US airstrikes on Houthi oil port in Yemen reportedly kill dozensby Agencies on April 18, 2025
Death toll, if confirmed, would make strikes on Ras Isa port one of the deadliest in month-long US campaignUS airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed 33 people and wounded 80 others, Houthi-run media said early on Friday, which if confirmed would mark one of the deadliest days of a campaign launched under US President Trump that has involved hundreds […]
- Trump was ‘the candidate of peace’. Now he’s fanning the flames of war | Mohamad Bazziby Mohamad Bazzi on April 10, 2025
The US is bombing Houthi rebels and supporting Netanyahu’s campaigns as it sleepwalks into new conflictsThroughout the last presidential campaign, Donald Trump portrayed himself as the candidate who would bring peace to an unstable world. He promised to use his deal-making experience to negotiate an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s war […]
- I worked in Trump’s first administration. Here’s why his team is using Signal | Kevin Carrollby Kevin Carroll on April 4, 2025
Using the platform was dangerous and wrong – but officials appeared to prioritize shielding themselves from litigationNo senior US government official in the now-infamous “Houthi PC Small Group” Signal chat seemed new to that kind of group, nor surprised by the sensitivity of the subject discussed in that insecure forum, not even when the defense […]
- Pentagon launches investigation into Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal app after sensitive information leakby Joseph Gedeon in Washington on April 3, 2025
Defense chief and others discussed US military operations on messaging app that included journalistThe inspector general of the Department of Defense (DoD) is launching an investigation into Pentagon secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the encrypted messaging app Signal to discuss sensitive information about military operations in Yemen.The investigation, […]
- Pentagon watchdog to probe defense chief over Signal chat rowby AFP on April 3, 2025
The Pentagon inspector general's office will investigate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of commercial messaging app Signal to discuss air strikes on... The post Pentagon watchdog to probe defense chief over Signal chat row appeared first on Iraqi News.
- Yemen Huthis say one dead as more than 20 strikes hit rebel-held areasby AFP on April 3, 2025
Yemen's Huthis said a strike they blamed on the United States killed a guard at a communications tower on Thursday, as rebel media reported more... The post Yemen Huthis say one dead as more than 20 strikes hit rebel-held areas appeared first on Iraqi News.
- The world is missing out on the real Yemen: we are not just war, headlines or suffering | Nada Al-Saqafby Nada Al-Saqaf on April 2, 2025
After a decade of conflict, loss is constant, as is fear for our children’s future. But we are more than thisA decade of war in Yemen has left us in a place we never could have imagined. Our biggest worries were once exams, work and weddings. Today, we live with the weight of constant fear. You wake to the sound of explosions or the silence of grief, […]
- US bombing of Yemen compounding dire humanitarian situation – rights groupsby Oliver Holmes on April 2, 2025
Anti-Houthi air campaign, details of which were revealed in Signal scandal, has brought further destruction to countryA ramped-up US bombing campaign on Yemen has killed civilians and brought further destruction and uncertainty to the poorest country in the Middle East, compounding an already dire situation after Donald Trump cut aid, according to local […]
- Trump advisor Waltz faces new pressure over Gmail usageby AFP on April 2, 2025
US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, who has faced calls to resign over his role in the recent Yemen chat group scandal, saw renewed scrutiny Tuesday after the Washington Post reported on... The post Trump advisor Waltz faces new pressure over Gmail usage appeared first on Iraqi News.
- US adding second aircraft carrier in Middle Eastby AFP on April 1, 2025
The United States is increasing the number of aircraft carriers deployed in the Middle East to two, keeping one that is already there and sending another from... The post US adding second aircraft carrier in Middle East appeared first on Iraqi News.
- Middle East crisis: Palestinian medics killed by Israel and buried in mass grave, says UN – as it happenedby Tom Ambrose (now); Martin Belam and Vicky Graham (earlier) on March 31, 2025
UN says 15 Red Crescent and rescue workers were killed ‘one by one’ Palestinian medics killed by Israeli forces and buried in mass grave, says UNThe Israeli military said on Monday that an inquiry had found that on 23 March, troops opened fire on a group of vehicles that included ambulances and fire trucks when the vehicles approached a position without […]
