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A picture taken on May 10, 2023 shows Aden airport in the Yemeni Red Sea port city which is controlled by the internationally recognised government. (Saleh Al-OBEIDI/AFP)
October 7, 2026, 10:34 am
Houthis attack Aden airport with missiles and drones, amid Yemen government counteroffensive
Iran-backed group targets main gateway for parts of Yemen outside Houthi control, with missile hitting runway minutes before plane set to land; missile intercepted north of Riyadh
By Enas Alashray and Mohammed Ghobari
Houthi fighters and tribesmen stage a rally against the US and the UK strikes on Houthi-run military sites near Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, January 14, 2024. (AP)
January 17, 2024, 11:53 pm
US ship catches fire in drone attack off Yemen, as Houthi rebels defy Washington
Crew unharmed by reportedly damaged gangway, as armed UAV strikes bulk carrier in Gulf of Aden, with Iran-backed group vowing to keep up attacks after sanctions reimposed
By Agencies
In an undated photo released by Zodiac Maritime, the tanker Central Park is seen. Attackers seized the tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Aden, Yemen, on November 26, 2023, authorities said. (Zodiac Maritime via AP)
November 26, 2023, 6:05 pm
Israel-linked ship attacked off Yemeni coast, after 2 similar cases claimed by Houthis
22 crew members — none of them Israeli — were on board at time of attack, US defense officials say; no group has come forward to claim responsibility
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of the scene following a blast at Aden Airport in Yemen, December 30, 2020. (Twitter)
December 30, 2020, 3:25 pm
Blast rips through Yemen’s Aden airport as new cabinet members land
No reports of casualties among the government delegation but officials say they saw bodies on the ground
By Ahmed al-Haj
Jews of Aden, Yemen, awaiting evacuation to Israel on November 1, 1949. (GPO/Public domain)
December 11, 2017, 1:44 pm
As Jews evacuated from Aden bloodbath, a daring mission to rescue a Torah scroll
On the 50th anniversary of the vicious pogrom, the mystery surrounding a salvaged Yemenite heirloom is solved as its hero’s story is finally told
By Robert Philpot
(Photos from this collection by Avraham Hermes and Rahamim Ben Zur; All images courtesy of Danny Goldsmith and Aden Jewish Heritage Museum)
December 6, 2017, 11:27 am
Murder, looting, burning: Remembering the Aden riots of 1947
87 Jews died in a three-day bloodbath triggered by the UN Partition vote, and carried out under the noses of British colonial rulers
By Dani Goldsmith and Sarah Ansbacher
A Yemeni man gestures at the site of an air strike in the capital Sanaa, on November 5, 2017. (AFP/MOHAMMED HUWAIS)
November 6, 2017, 5:44 am
Saudi Arabia warns Iran Yemen missile attack ‘may be act of war’
Riyadh-led coalition threatens Tehran with retaliation after rocket shot toward Saudi airport by Iran-backed Houthi rebels
By Ahmed al-Haj and Jon Gambrell
Illustrative: Yemenis inspect the site of a suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group on August 29, 2016 at an army recruitment center in the Yemeni city of Aden. (AFP/Saleh al-Obeidi)
November 5, 2017, 1:23 pm
Al-Qaeda suspects hit Yemen government bastion in twin suicide bombings
Yemeni officials say attack by terror group targeted Aden’s security headquarters and criminal investigation unit
By AFP
A Yemeni collects items amidst the rubble of a destroyed building following airstrikes reportedly by Saudi-led coalition airplanes on the capital Sana'a on October 8, 2016. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)
October 30, 2016, 4:25 am
Dozens feared dead after airstrikes hit prisons in Yemen
Houthi rebels’ television claims 43 dead in attack in Hodeida, hours after strike kills 18 in Taiz
By Ahmed al-Haj
Smoke billows as supporters of exiled Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi clash with Shiite Houthi rebels near the International airport in the port city of Aden, on May 2, 2015. (photo credit: AFP/SALEH AL-OBEIDI)
August 29, 2016, 1:34 pm
IS claims bombing against Yemen recruits that killed 60
After initial uncertainty as to the culprits, Islamic State says it carried out suicide attack that left dozens killed, injured
By AFP
Yemeni pro-government fighters, loyal to exiled Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, gather outside an elderly care home in Yemen's main southern city of Aden after it was attacked by gunmen on March 4, 2016. (AFP/SALEH AL-OBEIDI)
March 4, 2016, 4:39 pm
Gunmen kill 16, including 4 nuns, in Yemen retirement home
2 terrorists surrounded building while another 4 went room to room, killing their victims
By Ahmed al-Haj
Yemeni fighters, opposing the Houthi rebels and supporting government forces loyal to President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, stand on a street in Aden's northern district of Dar Saad on April 12, 2015. (AFP/Saleh al-Obeidi)
January 2, 2016, 5:15 am
Yemen pro-government fighters kill al-Qaeda leader in south
Ali Abed al-Rab bin Talab was extremist group’s chief judge in country’s largest province
By Ahmed al-Haj
Yemeni fighters, opposing the Houthi rebels and supporting government forces loyal to President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, stand on a street in Aden's northern district of Dar Saad on April 12, 2015. (AFP/Saleh al-Obeidi)
December 6, 2015, 1:53 pm
Islamic State claims killing of Yemeni governor, 8 guards
Roadside blast in Sanaa comes one day after a visit by a UN envoy to press for long-delayed peace talks
By AFP
File photo: Yemeni troops gather as they take positions at the frontline of fighting with al-Qaeda militants in the southeastern province of Shabwa, Yemen, 2014 (AP/Yemen's Defense Ministry)
December 6, 2015, 11:24 am
Explosion kills governor of Yemen’s Aden and 6 bodyguards
Attack comes day after senior military official and state judge were shot dead by masked gunmen in seaport city
By AP
A member of the Saudi forces speaks to Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah (L) during his visit to the Saudi-led coalition military base (AFP PHOTO / AHMED FARWAN)
October 6, 2015, 8:44 am
Rockets hit Aden hotel housing Yemen PM, sparking fire
Local official says three projectiles strike building, people left ‘dead and wounded’ in attack
By AFP
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