US Orders Diplomats to Leave Saudi Arabia After Houthi Attacks as Oil Prices Rise

The United States has ordered some of its diplomats and their family members to leave Saudi Arabia following Houthi attacks inside the kingdom. Oil prices rose after the decision, while the US Embassy issued a security alert restricting its staff's travel.

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• The order covers non-emergency personnel following Houthi attacks that targeted an airport and an oil field.

  «The U.S. ordered non-emergency staff out of Saudi Arabia after Houthi strikes on an airport and an oil field»

  CNBC
• Reports indicate that Washington is preparing strikes on Iran after the midterm elections, raising fears of a wider conflict.

  «وتقول التقارير إن واشنطن تستعد لضربات على إيران بعد الانتخابات النصفية، ما يثير مخاوف من اتساع الصراع الإقليمي.»

  CNBC
• The US Embassy in Saudi Arabia issued a security alert that includes restrictions on its staff's travel and advice for its citizens.

  «أصدرت سفارة الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية في السعودية، الأربعاء، تنبيها أمنيا يتضمن قيودا على سفر موظفيها ونصائح لرعاياها في المملكة.»

  TRT عربي
• Oil prices rose on Thursday amid additional Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia, which prompted Washington to order diplomats and their families to leave.

  «Oil prices rose on Thursday as more attacks by the Houthis in Saudi Arabia prompted the United States to order some diplomats and family members to leave»

  Reuters on MSN

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