A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

YEMEN

Tue, 23 Jan '24
Country across a strait from Djibouti
Sun, 17 Dec '23
Nation across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Djibouti
Thu, 6 Jul '23
*Neighbor of Saudi Arabia
Tue, 8 Nov '22
Arab League country