US Sounds Alarm Over Houthi Attacks.
\n\nThe United States has ordered non-emergency government employees and their family members to leave Saudi Arabia as attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis raise security concerns across the region.
\n\nUS State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott confirmed the departure order in a post on X on Wednesday, October 21, clarifying that the measure applies to Saudi Arabia only. The announcement came amid repeated Houthi attacks on civilian airports and other critical infrastructure in the kingdom, resulting in civilian casualties and severe travel disruptions.
\n\n“Iranian-supported Houthis have increasingly engaged in hostilities against Saudi Arabia, including attacks on civilian airports and other critical infrastructure resulting in civilian casualties and severe travel disruptions,” Pigott said.
\n\nThe clarification followed reports by Reuters and AFP suggesting that US diplomatic personnel and their families were being ordered to leave several Gulf countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain. Reuters reported that Washington was also planning to move family members from a number of other US missions in the Gulf.
\n\nHowever, Pigott did not confirm departure orders for those countries, specifying that the order covered non-emergency US government employees and their families in Saudi Arabia.
\n\nThe US Embassy in Riyadh…
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