Washington orders US embassy staff to leave Riyadh
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
The US State Department has ordered employees at its embassy in Riyadh and their families to leave, as Saudi Arabia faces almost daily attacks by the Houthis. Washington has also ordered the families of diplomatic staff in four other Gulf countries to depart, AFP reports.
The US State Department has ordered all employees at the US embassy in Riyadh and their families to leave, as Saudi Arabia faces almost daily attacks by Yemen’s Houthis, a diplomatic source told AFP on Wednesday. Families of US staff in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain must also leave, according to the same source.
The measure expands the evacuation of non-essential staff from Saudi Arabia announced by Washington earlier the same day. US allies in the region have also been targeted repeatedly by Iranian fire at the height of hostilities between the United States and Iran, according to the diplomatic source cited by AFP.
The move follows the announcement on 21 October of the departure of non-essential US staff from Saudi Arabia, amid a backdrop of Iran’s refusal the previous day to negotiate with Washington.
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