Events in the year 2018 in

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast an ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese f ...

Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi ( ar, عبدربه منصور هادي, translit=ʿAbd Rabbih Manṣūr Hādī Yemeni pronunciation: ; born 1 September 1945) is a Yemeni politician and former field marshal of the Yemeni Armed Forces who served as the pr ...

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is o ...

Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar Ali Mohsen Saleh al-Ahmar ( ar, علي محسن صالح الأحمر), sometimes spelled "Muhsin", (born 20 June 1945) is a Yemeni military officer who served as the vice president of Yemen from 2016 to 2022, when he was dismissed by President ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...

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Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher ( ar, أحمد عبيد بن دغر; born 2 December 1952) is a Yemeni politician and former Prime Minister of Yemen from 4 April 2016 to 15 October 2018 as part of the internationally recognized Aden. On 22 September 201 ...

( 4 April 2016 – 15 October 2018 ) **

Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed (Arabic: مَعِيِن عبد الملك سَعِيِد الصَّبْرِي; born 1976) is a Yemeni politician who has been the prime minister of Yemen since 15 October 2018. He previously served as the minister of public ...

(18 October 2018 - )

Events

*Ongoing since April 2015 –

Battle of Taiz The Battle of Taiz erupted during the 2011 Yemeni Revolution, between forces loyal to Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh and opposition protesters, backed by armed tribesmen and defecting soldiers in the city of Taiz. The battle Opposition d ...

*28 to 31 January – Battle of Aden *26 March – The Houthis launch a barrage of rockets at Saudi Arabia, killing an Egyptian man and leaving two others wounded in

Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, Literal translation, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi Arabic, Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyad ...

. *22 April – An

airstrike An airstrike, air strike or air raid is an offensive operation carried out by aircraft. Air strikes are delivered from aircraft such as blimps, balloons, fighters, heavy bombers, ground attack aircraft, attack helicopters and drones. The off ...

occurs in Hajjah Governorate. The attack left between 33, 43 and 55 deaths. *3 May - The

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at ...

deployed over 100 soldiers to the island of

Socotra Socotra or Soqotra (; ar, سُقُطْرَىٰ ; so, Suqadara) is an island of the Republic of Yemen in the Indian Ocean, under the ''de facto'' control of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, a secessionist participant in Yemen� ...

in an unofficial military deployment, dismissed Yemeni personnel, and took administrative control of

Socotra Airport Socotra Airport (Arabic:مطار سقطرى) is an airport in Socotra, Yemen . It is the only commercial airport that serves the Yemeni island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea and its capital town of Hadibu. Overview The most remote Yemeni airport ...

and seaport. *3 July - 46 detainees are released from the

Beir Ahmed Beir Ahmed is a prison in Aden, Yemen. In June 2018, The Associated Press reported sexual abuse and torture occurring in the prison. Operation The staff of Beir Ahmed are primarily Yemeni, however according to The Associated Press, military office ...

prison, following reporting by the

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about torture and abuse occurring there. *9 August - A Saudi airstrike hit a bus in the

Dahyan air strike On 9 August 2018, Saudi Arabian expeditionary aircraft bombed a civilian school bus passing through a crowded market in Dahyan, Saada Governorate, Yemen, near the border with Saudi Arabia. At least 40 Sa'dah Saada ( ar, صَعْدَة, translit=Ṣaʿda), a city and ancient capital in the northwest of Yemen, is the capital and largest city of the province of the same name, and the county seat of the county of the same name. The city is located in the ...

, reportedly killing dozens of children. *1 September - Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates say that the bombing of a school bus in Yemen by Saudi Arabian aircraft, which killed 51 people, was "unjustified". *3 December - A flight chartered by the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizi ...

evacuated 50 wounded Houthi fighters to

Muscat Muscat ( ar, مَسْقَط, ) is the capital and most populated city in Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the total population of Muscat Governorate was ...

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...

for medical treatment, as part of the peace talks.

Deaths

*17 February – Abdul Salam al-Haddad, diplomat, Ambassador to Germany, Kuwait and Ethiopia. *19 April –

Saleh Ali al-Sammad Saleh Ali al-Sammad ( ar, صالح علي الصمَّاد; 1 January 1979 – 19 April 2018) was a Yemeni political figure from the Houthi movement who served as the president of Yemen's Supreme Political Council and the ''de facto'' President ...

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de facto ''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with '' de jure'' ("by l ...

'' President of Yemen (b. 1979)

References

{{Year in Asia , 2018 2010s in Yemen Years of the 21st century in Yemen