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US orders diplomats to leave Riyadh

By , based on The Citizen

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The United States has ordered its diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia amid strikes by Houthi rebels, according to information published on 22 October 2026. The decision repeats an announcement already published about the departure of US diplomats from Riyadh, without providing any clearly identifiable new information, according to The Citizen.

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