# US orders non-essential staff and families to leave Riyadh embassy

https://mins.news/en/item/110263

- CNN, 2026-10-21 22:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/21/politics/us-orders-departure-embassy-staff-saudi-arabia?Date=20261021&Profile=CNN

> The US State Department ordered non-essential staff and family members to leave its embassy in Riyadh as strikes on Saudi Arabia by Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen intensify.

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