Foreign relations of Yemen
Template:Politics of Yemen The foreign relations of Yemen are the relationships and policies that Yemen maintains with other countries. It is a member of the United Nations, the Arab League, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Yemen participates in the nonaligned movement. The Republic of Yemen accepted responsibility for all treaties and debts of its predecessors, the YAR and the PDRY. Additionally, Yemen acceded to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and has stressed the need to render the Middle East region free of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction.
History
[edit]North Yemen
[edit]The geography and ruling Imams of North Yemen kept the country isolated from foreign influence before 1962.<ref>Long, David E.; Reich, Bernard (1995). The government and politics of the Middle East and North Africa. Westview Press (3rd edition). p. 153. Template:ISBN.</ref> During the 1920s, the government of Yemen forged relations with the Italian government under Mussolini, which led to the Italo-Yemeni Treaty on September 2, 1926.<ref>Text in League of Nations Treaty Series, vol. 67, pp. 384-391.</ref> This gave the Sana'a government diplomatic support vis-a-vis the Saudi government, which had aggressive designs on Yemeni territory. The country's relations with Saudi Arabia were defined by the Treaty of Taif<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in 1934 which delineated the northernmost part of the border between the two kingdoms and set the framework for commerce and other interactions. The Taif Agreement has been renewed periodically in 20-year increments, and its validity was reaffirmed in 1995. Relations with the British colonial authorities in Aden and the south were usually tense.
The Soviet and Communist Chinese Aid Missions established in 1958 and 1959 were the first important non-Muslim presence in North Yemen. Following the North Yemen civil war, the Yemen Arab Republic became closely allied with and heavily dependent upon Egypt.<ref>Ismael, Tareq Y.; Ismael, Jacqueline S.; Jaber, Kamel Abu (1991). Politics and government in the Middle East and North Africa. University Press of Florida. p. 427. Template:ISBN.</ref> Saudi Arabia aided the royalists in their attempt to defeat the Republicans and did not recognize the Yemen Arab Republic until 1970. Subsequently, Saudi Arabia provided Yemen with substantial budgetary and project support. At the same time, Saudi Arabia maintained direct contact with Yemeni tribes, which sometimes strained its official relations with the Yemeni government. Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis found employment in Saudi Arabia during the late 1970s and 1980s.
Ali Abdullah Saleh's foreign policy as the then-president of North Yemen was characterized by the principles of "positive neutrality" and Arab unity. Under Saleh, Yemen cultivated close ties with Saudi Arabia and other pro-West states in the region. He also purchased military equipment from the United States and expanded economic relations with the West. At the same time, Saleh also tried to maintain friendly relations with the then-Soviet Union (which broke apart in 1991). In October 1984, he renewed the treaty of Friendship and Cooperation that was originally signed in 1964 by San'a and Moscow.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In February 1989, North Yemen joined Iraq, Jordan, and Egypt informing the Arab Cooperation Council (ACC), an organization created partly in response to the founding of the Gulf Cooperation Council and intended to foster closer economic cooperation and integration among its members.<ref>Dresch, Paul (2000). A history of modern Yemen. Cambridge University Press. p. 181. Template:ISBN.</ref> After unification, the Republic of Yemen was accepted as a member of the ACC in place of its YAR predecessor. In the wake of the Persian Gulf crisis, the ACC has remained inactive.
South Yemen
[edit]British authorities left South Yemen in November 1967 in the wake of an intense resistance campaign. The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the successor to British colonial rule, had diplomatic relations with many nations, but its major links were with the Soviet Union and other Communist countries. Relations between it and the conservative Arab states of the Arabian Peninsula were strained. There were military clashes with Saudi Arabia in 1969 and 1973, and the PDRY provided active support for the Dhofar Rebellion against the Sultanate of Oman. The PDRY was the only Arab state to vote against admitting new Arab states from the Persian Gulf area to the United Nations and the Arab League. The PDRY provided sanctuary and material support to various international terrorist groups.
Unified Yemen
[edit]The Persian Gulf crisis dramatically affected Yemen's foreign relations. As a member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for 1990 and 1991, Yemen abstained from several UNSC resolutions concerning Iraq and Kuwait and voted against the "use of force resolution". Western and Persian Gulf Arab states reacted by curtailing or canceling aid programs and diplomatic contacts. At least 850,000 Yemenis returned from Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf.
After the liberation of Kuwait, Yemen continued to maintain high-level contacts with Iraq. This hampered its efforts to rejoin the Arab mainstream and to mend fences with its immediate neighbors. In 1993, Yemen launched an unsuccessful diplomatic offensive to restore relations with its Persian Gulf neighbors. Some of its aggrieved neighbors actively aided the South during the 1994 civil war. Since the end of that conflict, tangible progress has been made on the diplomatic front in restoring normal relations with Yemen's neighbors. The Omani-Yemeni border has been officially demarcated. In the summer of 2000, Yemen and Saudi Arabia signed an International Border Treaty settling a 50-year-old dispute over the location of the border between the two countries. Yemen settled its dispute with Eritrea over the Hanish Islands in 1998.
Diplomatic relations
[edit]List of countries which Yemen maintains diplomatic relations with:
Bilateral relations
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| Template:Flag | 21 March 1983 | See Bangladesh–Yemen relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 March 1983. South Yemen was the first Arab state to recognize Bangladesh (other Arab states had supported Pakistan in the 1971 war), and the support for Bangladeshi independence marked an emerging split between South Yemen and China. |
| Template:Flag | 24 September 1956 | See China–Yemen relations
China and the Kingdom of Yemen established diplomatic relations at ministerial level on September 24, 1956, and upgraded bilateral relations to ambassadorial level on February 13, 1963. China established ambassadorial-level diplomatic relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Yemen on January 31, 1968. After Yemen was united, China and Yemen set September 24, 1956 as the date of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The two countries signed a treaty of friendship in 1958, with an agreement to cooperate in commercial, technical and cultural development. |
| Template:Flag | 13 March 1980 | See Djibouti – Yemen relations
Both countries established diplomatic relation on 13 March 1980. Relations between Yemen and Djibouti are good, and cooperation takes place on many levels.<ref>Yemen, Djibouti talk on cooperation in energy field. Saba News Agency. October 13, 2009.</ref> A causeway between the two countries has been proposed.<ref>Proposed Yemen–Djibouti causeway strategically important – expert. Zawya. August 12, 2007.</ref> |
| Template:Flag | 23 May 1993 | See Eritrea–Yemen relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 May 1993 when Mr. Ahmed Abdella al Basha presented his credentials as the Yemeni Ambassador to President of Eritrea Issaias Afwerki. In 1995, there was a war between Yemen and Eritrea over the Hanish islands. Yemen was deemed to have most of the island group in 1998. |
| Template:Flag | 15 March 1962 | See India–Yemen relations
Diplomatic relations between these countries were established on 15 March 1962.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Relations continue to be in good shape notwithstanding India's close partnership with Saudi Arabia or Yemen's close ties with Pakistan. |
| Template:Flag | 21 April 1962 | See Indonesia-Yemen relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 April 1962. Indonesia and Yemen shared similarity as the Muslim majority countries, Indonesia is the most popular Muslim country in the world, while Yemen also a Muslim majority nation. Indonesia has an embassy in Sana'a, while Yemen has an embassy in Jakarta. Both the countries have many cultural proximities and similar view on international issues. |
| Template:Flag | May 1971 | See Iran-Yemen relations
Following the first two decades of the Islamic Revolution, ties between Tehran and Sana'a were never strong, but in recent years the two countries have attempted to settle their differences.<ref>Iran and Yemen sign seven documents for cooperation Template:Webarchive, Payvand's Iran News, 2003-05-16.</ref> One sign of this came on December 2, 2003, when the Yemeni foreign ministry announced that "Yemen welcomes Iran's request to participate in the Arab League as an observer member."<ref>Yemen supports giving Iran the observer seat at the AL Template:Webarchive, ArabicNews.com, 2003-03-12</ref> However, relations have also been tense in recent years, particularly for the alleged Iranian support to Houthi rebels in Yemen, as part of the Shia insurgency in Yemen.<ref>Yemen hints it may cut relations with Iran Template:Webarchive. Al Bawaba. September 1, 2009.</ref> |
| Template:Flag | 7 March 1961 | See Iraq–Yemen relations
Relations between Yemen's former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and Iraq's former president, Saddam Hussein, were very close, as Saleh supported Iraq in the Gulf War.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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| Template:Flag | See Israel–Yemen relations
There are no diplomatic relations that exist between Israel and Yemen and relations between the two countries are very tense. Yemen refuses the admission of people with an Israeli passport or any passport with an Israeli stamp, and the country is defined as an "enemy state" by Israeli law. Notwithstanding the hostility between the two countries, approximately 435,000 Jews of Yemenite origin reside in Israel. | |
| Template:Flag | See Italy-Yemen relations
Diplomatic relations between Italy and Yemen began on September 2, 1926. The signing of the Italo-Yemeni Treaty under which Italy was granted the right of control over the east coast of the Red Sea was described as a friendship treaty. Italy was in this era ruled by Benito Mussolini, who had arrested the reins of power in 1922, and his policy was based on conquest and expansion. | |
| Template:Flag | 7 April 1986 | See Malaysia–Yemen relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 April 1986. The relations between the two countries can be traced back on the 15th century, with many Hadhrami people playing an important role during the Islamisation of the Malay people. This also proved with the current culture of Malaysian Muslim in the present day resembles an Arab culture. Currently, both countries in the process to enhance bilateral trades. In 2013, the bilateral trade stood over U$200 million with the major import from Yemen such as seafood products, coffee, honey, leather and fruits while the export from Malaysia are the cooking oil which Malaysia consider as the biggest producers and exporters to Yemen and also to the Middle East.Both countries also has signed a joint commission and promote bilateral relations in higher education. Since the outbreak of the Yemeni Civil War in 2015, Malaysia was added into the coalition led by Saudi Arabia to deter Houthis, though Malaysian involvement is minimal. There has been criticism over Malaysia's involvement in the war.
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| Template:Flag | See Oman–Yemen relations
Oman and Yemen are generally enjoying good relations. The two countries share a border. Both Oman and Yemen were part of the Persian Empire, and later of Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates. Yemen has an embassy in Muscat. Oman is represented in Yemen through its embassy in Sana'a. | |
| Template:Flag | 4 February 1952 | See Pakistan–Yemen relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 February 1952. Relations date back when both nations were part of trading routes of ancient times. Parts of the land that now constitutes Pakistan and the territory of Yemen were part of the Persian Empire, and later of Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates. Pakistan has an embassy in Sana'a. Many Pakistanis worked in Yemen. |
| Template:Flag | 31 October 1955 | See Russia-Yemen relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 October 1955. Russia and Yemen enjoy both warm and friendly relations that goes back to more than a century. Russia has supported both the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen on several occasions and established close relations with them. After Yemeni unification, both countries maintain close ties. |
| Template:Flag | 21 June 1957 | See Saudi Arabia–Yemen relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 June 1957 when the Government of Saudi Arabia is establishing a Legation in Yemen and appointed Abdul Rahman Abikan as its first Minister of Saudi Arabia to Yemen. The two countries at one time did enjoy good relations and closely cooperated in military, economic and cultural issues. Now because of the ongoing Yemeni Civil War and the realignments of power in the Middle East with the emergence of al-Qaeda and the radicalization of some factions of Islam, Saudi Arabia has led a military intervention into Yemen. |
| Template:Flag | 18 December 1960 | See Somalia–Yemen relations
Following the outbreak of the civil war in Somalia in the 1990s, the Yemeni authorities maintained relations with Somalia's newly established Transitional National Government and its successor the Transitional Federal Government.<ref>"Yemen : President Hadi calls on int’l community to bear its responsibilities towards Somalia" Template:Webarchive</ref> The subsequent establishment of the Federal Government of Somalia in August 2012 was also welcomed by the Yemeni authorities, who re-affirmed Yemen's continued support for Somalia's government, its territorial integrity and sovereignty.<ref name="Cosgmsos">Template:Cite web</ref> Additionally, Somalia maintains an embassy in Yemen, with the diplomatic mission led by Ambassador Ismail Qassim Naji.<ref name="Mvtusodtfds">Template:Cite news</ref> Yemen also has an embassy in Mogadishu.<ref name="Tptsuse">Template:Cite news</ref> Both nations are also members of the Arab League. |
| Template:Flag | 21 April 1956 | As of 2011, relations between Yemen and Sudan were not particularly strong, but they took on added importance after Yemen, Sudan, and Ethiopia developed an alliance late in 2003.<ref name="loci2015">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> The leaders of the three countries subsequently met frequently; the focus of their concern was often Eritrea.<ref name="loci2015" /> This alliance took an interesting twist at the end of 2004, when Yemeni president Ali Abdallah Salih offered to mediate differences between Sudan and Eritrea.<ref name="loci2015" /> As Sudan–Eritrea relations improved, the tripartite alliance with Ethiopia became dormant.<ref name="loci2015" /> The heads of government of Sudan, Yemen, Ethiopia, and Somalia did meet in Addis Ababa early in 2007, where they focused on the situation in Somalia.<ref name="loci2015" /> Sudan and Yemen also signed 14 cooperative agreements in mid-2007.<ref name="loci2015" /> As of early 2011, Sudan–Yemen relations were cordial but less significant than they had been several years before.<ref name="loci2015" /> |
| Template:Flag | See Turkey–Yemen relations
Turkey and Yemen have a very long and deep historical ties, spanned from the Ottoman Empire to the modern era. However, their relationship is mostly very complicated with both the Ottoman occupation and Yemeni rebellion against the Turks.
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| Template:Flag | 1971 | See United Arab Emirates-Yemen relations
The UAE and Yemen have a complex and strained relationship, as the UAE has played a significant role in regional politics in Yemen, and has at various points been an adversary of the country, as the UAE's involvement in Yemen, for example the United Arab Emirates takeover of Socotra, and its support for the Southern Transitional Council, a secessionist organization in Southern Yemen, has been a source of tension between the two countries, and has contributed to the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in the country. Furthermore, the UAE has been involved in other efforts in Yemen that have been controversial. The country has been accused of backing local militias and separatist groups that have sought to gain more autonomy or independence from the central government. Some critics have accused the UAE of using these groups to further its own interests in the region, rather than working towards a broader peace and stability in Yemen. |
| Template:Flagicon United Kingdom | 24 October 1951 | See United Kingdom–Yemen relations
Yemen established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 24 October 1951.<ref name="britain">Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Failed verification
The UK governed the southern Yemen from 1837 to 1967, when it achieved full independence as South Yemen. Both countries share common membership of the World Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have a Development Partnership,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and an Investment Agreement.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Flag | 4 March 1946 | See United States-Yemen relations
Traditionally, Yemen's relations with the United States have been tepid, as the lack of strong military-to-military ties, commercial relations, and support of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has hindered the development of strong bilateral ties. During the early years of the George W. Bush administration, relations improved under the rubric of the war on terror, though Yemen's lax policy toward wanted terrorists has stalled additional American support.<ref name=crs>Sharp, Jeremy M. Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations (RL34170, PDF). Congressional Research Service (January 22, 2009). Template:PD-notice</ref> |
International organization membership
[edit]Yemen is a member of the United Nations (UN) and the following UN affiliates and specialized agencies:<ref name=cp>Country profile: Yemen. Library of Congress Federal Research Division (August 2008). Template:PD-notice</ref> Template:Colbegin
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Labour Organization
- International Maritime Organization
- International Telecommunication Union
- UN Conference on Trade and Development
- UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- UN High Commissioner for Refugees
- UN Industrial Development Organization
- Universal Postal Union
- World Health Organization
Yemen is also a member of the following organizations:<ref name=cp/> Template:Colbegin
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
- Arab Monetary Fund
- Council of Arab Economic Unity
- Group of 77
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
- International Criminal Court (signatory)
- International Criminal Police Organization
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International Finance Corporation
- International Monetary Fund
- Islamic Development Bank
- League of Arab States
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- World Meteorological Organization
- World Customs Organization
Yemen was granted observer status at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1999 and in 2002 and 2003 submitted necessary documentation for full membership. The WTO working party on Yemen met in 2004 and twice thereafter to discuss Yemen's accession; negotiations are expected to take several years.<ref name=cp/>
Relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council
[edit]Yemen desires to join the 24-year-old Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a sub-regional organization which groups Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman in an economic and security alliance. GCC members have traditionally opposed accession of additional states. Currently, Yemen has partial observer status on some GCC committees, and observers believe that full membership is unlikely. Others assert that it is in the GCC's interest to assist Yemen and prevent it from becoming a failed state, lest its instability spread to neighboring Gulf countries. This has helped Yemen greatly. In November 2006, an international donors' conference was convened in London to raise funds for Yemen's development. Yemen received pledges totaling $4.7 billion, which are to be disbursed over four years (2007–2010) and represent over 85% of the government's estimated external financing needs. Much of these pledges came from Yemen's wealthy Arab neighbors.<ref name=crs/>
The impediments to full GCC membership are steep. Reportedly, Kuwait, still bitter over Yemen's support for Saddam Hussein during the first Gulf War, has blocked further discussion of membership. Meanwhile, Yemen needs to export thousands of its workers each year to the Gulf in order to alleviate economic burdens at home. Foreign remittances are, aside from oil exports, Yemen's primary source of hard currency.<ref name=crs/>
Arab–Israeli conflict
[edit]Yemen has usually followed mainstream Arab positions on Arab–Israel issues, and its geographic distance from the conflict and lack of political clout make it a minor player in the peace process. Yemen has not established any bilateral mechanism for diplomatic or commercial contacts with Israel. The Yemeni Jewish community (300 members) continues to dwindle, as many of its members emigrated to Israel decades ago. On December 11, 2008, Moshe Nahari, a Jewish teacher, was murdered in a market in Raidah, home to one of the last Jewish communities in Yemen. After the attack, President Saleh pledged to relocate Yemeni Jews to the capital.<ref name=crs/>
Yemen supports the Arab Peace Initiative, which calls for Israel's full withdrawal from all occupied territories and the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in exchange for full normalization of relations with all Arab states in the region. In the spring of 2008, President Saleh attempted to broker a reconciliation agreement between the competing Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah. During a March meeting in Sana'a, Palestinian representatives from both groups signed a declaration (the Sana'a Declaration) calling for the creation of a national unity government, but the talks fell apart over the issue of Hamas's role in a unified Palestinian Authority.<ref name=crs/>
Major international treaties
[edit]Yemen is a signatory to various international agreements on agricultural commodities, commerce, defense, economic and technical cooperation, finance, and postal matters. Yemen is a Non-Annex I country under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Yemen is not a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol but has acceded to it, which has the same legal effect as ratification. Yemen is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, is a party to the Biological Weapons Convention, and has signed and ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention. Yemen is also a party to environmental conventions on Biodiversity, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, and Ozone Layer Protection.<ref name=cp/>
2010 embassy closures
[edit]In late December 2009, the U.S. Embassy asked Americans in Yemen to keep watch for any suspicious terrorist activity following a terrorist incident on board a flight to the US that was linked to Yemen.<ref name="CNN: U.S. Embassy in Yemen closes over terror threats">Template:Cite news</ref> On January 3, 2010, following intelligence<ref name="Guardian: US shuts embassy in Yemen after al-Qaida threats" /> and threats from al-Qaeda, the U.S. embassy in Sana'a was closed.<ref name="Guardian: US shuts embassy in Yemen after al-Qaida threats">Template:Cite news</ref> A statement issued on the embassy's website said: "The US Embassy in Sana'a is closed today, in response to ongoing threats by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) to attack American interests in Yemen".<ref name="Embassy: Closed in Response to Security Threat">Template:Cite web</ref> Al Jazeera reported that the closure of the embassy can mean only that "they believe al-Qaeda threat is very serious". No reopening date was given.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
On the same day, the United Kingdom withdrew their presence in the country for similar purposes.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The following day, France closed its embassy.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Although the French Embassy was closed, staff remained inside.<ref name="Guardian: 2010-01-04">Template:Cite news</ref> The French foreign ministry issued a statement saying, "Our ambassador decided on January 3 not to authorise any public access to the diplomatic mission until further notice."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the Italian Embassy, only those with prior appointments were allowed to enter. Ambassador Mario Boffo noted, though, that "if things remain as they are, then tomorrow or the day after we will return to normality."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The embassy of the Czech Republic closed the visa and consular departments "amid fears of terrorist attacks."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Japan, South Korea, Spain and Germany also made changes to their security arrangements and embassy accessibility.<ref name="CNN: More embassies halt service in Yemen amid terror threat">Template:Cite news</ref> In addition to extra security at embassies, Yemen increased security at Sana'a International Airport.<ref name="BBC1"/>
According to the BBC, Yemeni media say the embassy closures come after "six trucks full of weapons and explosives entered the capital, and the security forces lost track of the vehicles."<ref name="BBC1">Template:Cite news</ref> Trucks driven by militants, previously under security surveillance, had entered Sana'a and lost the surveillance at that point.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The French, UK, and US embassies later reopened the following day.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2015 embassy closures
[edit]Following the 2014–15 Yemeni coup d'état, many nations closed their embassies. France, United Kingdom, and United States closed their embassies on 11 February 2015,<ref>United States closes its embassy in conflict-hit Yemen Template:Webarchive Reuters. 10 February 2014. Accessed 14 February 2014</ref><ref>Britain, France to shutter Yemen embassies Washington Post. 11 February 2014. Accessed 14 February 2014</ref> Germany, Italy, and Saudi Arabia closed their embassies on 13 February,<ref>Germany, Italy close Yemen embassies Business Recorder. 14 February 2015. Accessed 14 February 2014</ref><ref>Clashes between Shi'ite Houthis and Sunnis in Yemen leave 26 dead BBC News. 14 February 2014. Accessed 14 February 2014</ref> Spain, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates closed their embassies on 14 February,<ref>Yemen's Houthis accused of torture against rivals Al Jazeera. 14 February 2015. Accessed 14 February 2015</ref> Japan closed its embassy on 16 February,<ref>Japan Closes Yemen Embassy After Militia Takeover, First Asian Country To Leave Amid Security Concerns International Business Times. 16 February 2015. Accessed 16 February 2015</ref> and Egypt closed its embassy on 23 February.<ref>Egypt shuts embassy in Yemen over ‘bad’ security The Japan Times. 24 February 2015. Accessed 24 February 2015</ref>
See also
[edit]- List of diplomatic missions in Yemen
- List of diplomatic missions of Yemen
- Visa requirements for Yemeni citizens
References
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