US Orders Nonemergency Staff and Families to Leave Saudi Arabia Over Houthi Attacks

The US State Department ordered nonemergency government employees and their family members to leave its mission in Saudi Arabia, citing Houthi attacks on the kingdom. The Iranian-supported Houthis, a Yemen-based armed group, have hit civilian airports and infrastructure, according to State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott. Pigott also called a report on wider Gulf departures inaccurate.