# US orders personnel to leave Saudi Arabia, citing Houthi threat

https://mins.news/en/item/110295

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-21 23:13 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/21/us-orders-departure-of-personnel-from-saudi-arabia-citing-houthi-threat?traffic_source=rss

> The US State Department has ordered nonemergency government employees and their families to leave its mission in Saudi Arabia, citing increasingly hostile actions by Iran-aligned Houthis. US officials said missions in other Gulf states would also ask family members to depart.

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