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US Orders Some Diplomats to Leave Saudi Arabia After Deadly Attacks

Headline from Newsweek, from the development of Oct 21, 2026

Newest development Oct 22, 2026 · 4 reportsU.S. pulls diplomats from Saudi as Houthi and Iran tensions worsen

The evacuation order follows Houthi strikes on the kingdom.

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    US Orders Some Diplomats to Leave Saudi Arabia After Deadly Attacks

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    U.S. pulls diplomats from Saudi as Houthi and Iran tensions worsen

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  1. Just the News

    State Department orders US embassy staff to vacate Saudi Arabia with family members (opens Just the News)

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    The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia said the Houthis have launched attacks on civilian airports and other critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, resulting in civilian casualties and severe travel disruptions.

  2. Independent Journal Review

    US Readies Orders for Some Embassy Staff to Leave Gulf Posts (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    All American staff and families ordered to leave the U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia, a diplomatic source told AFP, as officials say Gulf ordered departures are being prepared.

  3. Al-Monitor

    US preparing to issue ordered departure of some personnel from Gulf embassies, say US officials (opens Al-Monitor)

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    JERUSALEM/ISTANBUL/DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The US State Department is preparing to issue an ordered departure of some personnel and family members from USembassies across the Gulf region, three US officials said on Wednesday.

  4. Al-Monitor

    US orders departure of diplomats from Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes (opens Al-Monitor)

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    JERUSALEM/ISTANBUL/DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The US State Department has ordered some diplomats and family members to depart from its missions in Saudi Arabia and is planning to move out family members from a number of other US missions in the Gulf, US officials told Reuters.

  5. Al-Monitor

    US orders diplomats to depart Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Rami Ayyub, Humeyra Pamuk and Timour Azhari JERUSALEM/ISTANBUL/DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The US State Department has ordered some diplomats and family members to depart from its missions in Saudi Arabia and plans to withdraw family members from a number of other US missions in the region, US offi…

  6. Bloomberg

    US Orders Some Diplomats Out of Saudi Arabia Amid Houthi Attacks (opens Bloomberg)

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    The US State Department issued an ordered departure for non-emergency personnel and their families from Saudi Arabia because of the growing threat from Houthi militants in neighboring Yemen.

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  8. WDIO Duluth

    US orders some diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia as fears of escalating Houthi attacks rise (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    The State Department is ordering some diplomats and the families of U.S. government employees to leave Saudi Arabia. This follows a series of deadly attacks in the country by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels and rising fears of an escalation in hostilities.

  9. News Nation Now

    US orders diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes (opens News Nation Now)

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    The department said it had ordered the departure of nonessential staff at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh and its satellite consulates.

  10. WDIO Duluth

    Ticker- Saudi Arabia fears (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    The U.S. orders some diplomats and families of U.S. government employees to leave Saudi Arabia as fears of escalating Houthi attacks rise.

  11. BNO News

    U.S. orders non-emergency personnel to leave Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks (opens BNO News)

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    The United States has ordered non-emergency government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia following Houthi attacks, according to the State Department. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said on Wednesday that the order was limited to Saudi Arabia after Reuters reported plans for…

  12. Financial Times

    US orders some personnel to leave Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks (opens Financial Times)

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    Decision comes as two people were killed in a drone attack targeting Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oilfield

  13. KEYT Santa Barbara

    US orders departure of some embassy staff and families from Saudi Arabia amid Houthi threat (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department ordered the departure of non-essential staff and family members at its embassy in Riyadh, a move that comes amid intensifying strikes on Saudi Arabia by the Iran allied Houthi rebels in Yemen. “The U.S.

  14. Fox News

    US pulls personnel from Saudi Arabia as kingdom comes under Houthi fire (opens Fox News)

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    Trump weighs direct military strikes against the Houthis as deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate and Riyadh urgently seeks U.S. interceptors.

  15. The Hill

    US orders departure of embassy staff, families from Saudi Arabia (opens The Hill)

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    The State Department ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees and their family members from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the Iranian-backed Houthis have continued to attack the country.

  16. End Time Headlines

    US ‘orders diplomats & families to leave Middle East embassies’ amid fears of escalation – as Houthi rebels wreak havoc (opens End Time Headlines)

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    The United States has ordered diplomats and their families to evacuate embassies across several Gulf states after a wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia, sources claim. The move comes amid growing concerns that hostilities in the Middle East could flare up in a fresh conflict involving the Iran-backed Ho…

  17. Al-Monitor

    Washington orders US embassy staff, families to leave Saudi Arabia (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Washington has ordered non-essential US embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, the State Department said on Wednesday, as the kingdom comes under sustained deadly attacks by Yemen's Houthis.

  18. CBS News

    U.S. ordering some staff to depart Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes (opens CBS News)

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    The State Department has ordered non-essential U.S. embassy personnel and their family members to depart Saudi Arabia, following an uptick in attacks by Houthi militants.

  19. The Hill

    Major hostilities brewing? US orders departure of some embassy staff, families from Gulf region (opens The Hill)

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    Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Major hostilities brewing? US orders departure of some embassy staff, families from Gulf region The State Department ordered the departure of nonemergency U.S.

  20. Al Jazeera

    US orders departure of personnel from Saudi Arabia, citing Houthi threat (opens Al Jazeera)

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    US State Department says Iran-aligned Houthis have 'increasingly ⁠⁠engaged in hostilities' against Saudi Arabia.

  21. The Guardian

    Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks (opens The Guardian)

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    Reports emerge of similar withdrawals in UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain amid concerns about a return to conflict with Iran after US midterm elections The US state department has ordered some diplomats and the families of US government employees to leave Saudi Arabia, as the gulf kingdom faces a barr…

  22. UPI

    U.S. State Department orders some staff, families to leave Saudi Arabia (opens UPI)

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    The U.S. State Department has ordered non-essential personnel and family members to leave its embassy in Saudi Arabia amid an increased Houthi threat.

  23. BBC News

    US State Department orders some staff to leave Saudi Arabia as attacks escalate (opens BBC News)

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    The warning to US officials comes as at least three people die in the latest strikes at an airport and an oil field.

  24. Conservative Daily News

    US Orders Nonessential Diplomats Out of Saudi Arabia as Iran-Backed Houthi Attacks Escalate (opens Conservative Daily News)

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    by Rich Mitchell at CDN - The State Department ordered nonemergency U.S. government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia after deadly Houthi strikes, and U.S. officials said family members at other Gulf missions will also be moved.

  25. Deutsche Welle

    US orders some diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi threat (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The US State Department has asked some US diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia because of the threat of Houthi attacks on the Gulf kingdom.

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