| 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’s Middle East peace promise wins over Muslim votersby AFP on November 6, 2024
Incoming US president Donald Trump pulled off a surprising feat late in the 2024 campaign, winning over swathes of Muslim voters with a promise to end... The post Trump’s Middle East peace promise wins over Muslim voters appeared first on Iraqi News.
- Hunger deaths in Gaza, Sudan, Mali, Haitiby AFP on October 31, 2024
UN food agencies warned Thursday of deadly hunger levels in 16 "hunger hotspots" in coming months, with the Palestinian territories, Sudan and South Sudan, Mali... The post Hunger deaths in Gaza, Sudan, Mali, Haiti appeared first on Iraqi News.
- Michigan’s Mideast minority tempted to punish Harris in US voteby AFP on October 24, 2024
Iman Beydoun El-sayed is among the thousands of Lebanese-Americans living in and around Detroit, watching with horror the unfolding devastation of the... The post Michigan’s Mideast minority tempted to punish Harris in US vote appeared first on Iraqi News.
- IMF projects Iraqi economy to grow by over 4% in 2025by Amr Salem on October 23, 2024
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed its optimism about the growth of the economies of Arab countries in 2025. In its report issued in the current month, the IMF expected that the Iraqi economy will grow to more than four percent in the coming year, Shafaq News reported. Libya led the Arab The post IMF projects Iraqi […]
- A heartbreaking account of life in Gaza | Lettersby Guardian Staff on October 22, 2024
Rev Graham Murphy says our government’s hands are steeped in this bloody war, and Mimia Umney-Gray asks what has happened to the worldWhat can any of us say to Ahmed Najar, whose family is trapped in the slaughterhouse that is north Gaza (In the Jabalia refugee camp, my sister has reached breaking point. What will it take to stop this nightmare?, 20 […]
- Iraq ranks 145th globally in innovation for 2025by Jawad Al-Samarraie on October 21, 2024
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraq has ranked 145th globally and 13th among Arab countries in the 2025 Innovation Index published by Ceoworld magazine. The report assesses countries based on various innovation factors, such as patent applications and R&D investment. This ranking, although a sign of progress, highlights the challenges Iraq faces in […]
- US attacks Houthi targets in Yemen with B-2 stealth bombers for first timeby Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem on October 17, 2024
Escalation was to ‘defend US forces and personnel’, says Lloyd Austin, as Houthi official says US ‘will pay the price’Middle East crisis – live updatesThe US has carried out B-2 stealth bomber strikes on Houthi underground weapons facilities in Yemen for the first time, in an escalation that appears in part to be a warning to the movement’s […]
- Iraq militias step up Israel attacks as Iran looks to junior proxiesby Jason Burke International security correspondent on October 17, 2024
Analysts suggest proxies in Syria, Iraq and Yemen fighting hidden conflict could be targets for Israel as it considers retaliation against TehranIran-linked militias in Iraq have launched about 40 attacks involving missiles, drones or rockets on Israel in the past two and a half weeks, the latest escalation in a largely clandestine proxy battle fought […]
- Drownings of two US Navy Seals were preventable, military investigation findsby Associated Press on October 11, 2024
Review concluded two men drowned due to glaring training failures after raid to seize Iranian weapons bound for Houthis Two US Navy Seals drowned as they tried to climb aboard a ship carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen because of glaring training failures and a lack of understanding about what to do after falling into deep, turbulent waters, […]
- Middle East crisis: Iran confirms resumption of air traffic – as it happenedby Helen Livingstone (now); Léonie Chao-Fong, Yohannes Lowe, Neha Gohil and Helen Davidson (earlier) on October 7, 2024
This blog has now closed. You can see all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza war: one year on here and all our coverage of the Israel-Lebanon conflict here.The death toll from the Israeli strike on the Gaza mosque has risen to 24, according to local authorities. The Hamas-run Gaza government media office said 93 people were also wounded in the strikes on the […]
- Night of bombing in south Beirut – as it happenedby Helen Davidson and (earlier) Nadeem Badshah,Adam Gabbatt,Tom Ambrose, Cash Boyle and Rebecca Ratcliffe on October 6, 2024
This blog is now closed. Our latest live reporting of the Middle East crisis is here. And all our Middle East crisis coverage is hereAt least 41,825 Palestinians have been killed and 96,910 wounded in Israel’s military offensive on Gaza since 7 October, the territory’s health authorities said on Saturday.A South Korean military transport aircraft […]
- Smoke rises from Yemen after US airstrikes hit Houthi targets – videoon October 4, 2024
US officials have said its military struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen, targeting weapons systems, bases and other equipment belonging to the Iran-backed group. According to the US, military aircraft and warships bombed Houthi strongholds at about five locations. Houthi media say the airport in Hodeidah was hit, as well as a military base in […]
- More than 100 people missing after being forced off boats in Djiboutiby Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi on October 4, 2024
Nearly 50 people dead and 108 unaccounted for after smugglers apparently force passengers into the waterMore than 100 people are still missing after smugglers apparently forced migrants to leave their boats and swim in the Red Sea off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration has said.Forty-eight people have so far been confirmed […]
- Israel may launch symbolic attack on Iran nuclear-related facilities, says Ehud Barakby Julian Borger on October 4, 2024
Israeli former prime minister says in interview it is too late to significantly set back Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, and that a ‘massive’ attack on Iran’s oil facilities is likelyIsrael is likely to mount a large-scale airstrike against Iran’s oil industry and possibly a symbolic attack on a military target related to its nuclear programme, former […]
- 45 dead after two migrant boats sink off Djiboutiby AFP on October 1, 2024
At least 45 people died and "many" others were missing after two migrant boats sank off the coast of Djibouti, the... The post 45 dead after two migrant boats sink off Djibouti appeared first on Iraqi News.
