US orders diplomats, troops out of Saudi Arabia, Gulf states amid Houthi attacks
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Neutral summary
The US State Department ordered non-essential employees of its embassy in Riyadh and their families to leave Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks on the kingdom reached unprecedented intensity in recent weeks, targeting oil infrastructure and airports. According to AFP, families of US diplomatic mission staff were also told to leave the UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain. NBC News reported the evacuation of military personnel from bases in Jordan, Qatar and Kuwait. The Houthi strikes have caused casualties: one person was killed and eight injured in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, and two people died when Saudi air defences intercepted a drone over Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oilfield. Saudi Aramco, according to reports, ordered staff to evacuate its Dhahran headquarters. The US embassy in Riyadh was badly damaged at the start of the Iran war and had operated with a skeleton staff for months. Washington took a similar step in January, a month before the war began.
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Outlets: 82. Countries: 29. Facts in the shared core: 6.
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G1 (outlet profile)
EUA se preparam para retirar funcionários de embaixadas no Oriente Médio diante de possível retomada na guerra, diz agência. O Departamento de Estado dos Estados Unidos se prepara para ordenar a saída de parte dos funci…
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UOL (outlet profile)
Embaixada dos EUA ordena que funcionários americanos e suas famílias deixem a Arábia Saudita (fonte diplomática). Embaixada dos EUA ordena que funcionários americanos e suas famílias deixem a Arábia Saudita (fonte diplo…
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Коммерсантъ (outlet profile)
Reuters: США планируют эвакуацию из посольств в странах Персидского залива. Государственный департамент США готовит распоряжение об эвакуации части сотрудников и членов их семей из американских посольств в странах Перси…
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NRK (outlet profile)
Ber amerikanere forlate Saudi-Arabia. Amerikanske myndigheter har beordret alle ansatte ved den amerikanske ambassaden og deres familier til å forlate Saudi-Arabia, som angripes av houthiene. Det opplyser en diplomatisk…
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O Globo (outlet profile)
EUA ordenam retirada de funcionários de embaixada na Arábia Saudita e seus familiares, diz fonte diplomática. O governo dos Estados Unidos ordenou nesta quarta-feira que todos os funcionários americanos de sua embaixada…
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ТАСС (outlet profile)
Reuters: США вывезут сотрудников некоторых своих посольств на Ближнем Востоке. Такой шаг вызван возможным возобновлением боевых действий, в частности, против поддерживаемых Ираном мятежников-хуситов в Йемене, отметило а…
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Middle East Eye (outlet profile)
US to order departure of embassy staff from Gulf countries, officials say. US to order departure of embassy staff from Gulf countries, officials say The US State Department is reportedly preparing to issue an ordered de…
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Valor Econômico (outlet profile)
Ataque a campo de petróleo na Arábia Saudita deixa dois mortos; operações não são afetadas. Duas pessoas morreram em um ataque ao campo de petróleo de Shaybah, na Arábia Saudita, depois que as defesas aéreas interceptar…
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Valor Economico (outlet profile)
Ataque a campo de petróleo na Arábia Saudita deixa dois mortos; operações não são afetadas. Duas pessoas morreram em um ataque ao campo de petróleo de Shaybah, na Arábia Saudita, depois que as defesas aéreas interceptar…
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Valor Econômico (outlet profile)
EUA avaliam retirar diplomatas das embaixadas na região do Golfo. O Departamento de Estado americano está preparando a decisão de retirar ao menos parte dos funcionários e respectivas famílias alocados em embaixadas dos…
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Valor Economico (outlet profile)
EUA avaliam retirar diplomatas das embaixadas na região do Golfo. O Departamento de Estado americano está preparando a decisão de retirar ao menos parte dos funcionários e respectivas famílias alocados em embaixadas dos…
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Ouest-France (outlet profile)
En Arabie saoudite, Washington ordonne le départ de l’ambassade américaine à Riyad de ses employés et leurs familles. Alors que le royaume est visé par des attaques quasi-quotidiennes des Houthis yéménites pro-iraniens,…
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Al-Monitor (outlet profile)
US preparing to issue ordered departure of some personnel from Gulf embassies, say US officials. JERUSALEM/ISTANBUL/DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The US State Department is preparing to issue an ordered departure of some pe…
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Al-Monitor (outlet profile)
US orders departure of diplomats from Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes. JERUSALEM/ISTANBUL/DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The US State Department has ordered some diplomats and family members to depart from its missions in S…
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Al-Monitor (outlet profile)
US orders diplomats to depart Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes. By Rami Ayyub, Humeyra Pamuk and Timour Azhari JERUSALEM/ISTANBUL/DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The US State Department has ordered some diplomats and family m…
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Rzeczpospolita (outlet profile)
USA mają szykować ewakuację ambasad w krajach Zatoki Perskiej. Groźba ataków. Stany Zjednoczone przygotowują się do ewakuacji części pracowników swoich ambasad w regionie Zatoki Perskiej oraz członków ich rodzin. Jak in…
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UOL (outlet profile)
EUA ordena que pessoal de embaixada e seus familiares deixem a Arábia Saudita. Washington ordenou que todos os funcionários da embaixada dos Estados Unidos na Arábia Saudita e suas famílias deixassem o país, afirmou nes…
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ТАСС (outlet profile)
Госдеп эвакуирует часть сотрудников госструктур США из Саудовской Аравии. Американский лидер Дональд Трамп заявлял, что в ближайшее время примет решение о том, присоединятся ли Соединенные Штаты к ударам Саудовской Арав…
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Kurir (outlet profile)
HITNO NAREĐENO NAPUŠTANJE AMERIČKIH AMBASADA! Oglasilo se diplomatsko predstavništvo u ovoj zemlji: Svi strahuju od rata
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Bloomberg (outlet profile)
US Orders Some Diplomats Out of Saudi Arabia Amid Houthi Attacks. The US State Department issued an ordered departure for non-emergency personnel and their families from Saudi Arabia because of the growing threat from H…
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Pink (outlet profile)
HITNO NAREĐENO NAPUŠTANJE AMERIČKIH AMBASADA! Oglasilo se diplomatsko predstavništvo u ovoj zemlji: Svi strahuju od rata. Prema informacijama koje je objavio AFP, američko diplomatsko osoblje dobilo je nalog da napusti…
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Ateo Breaking (outlet profile)
США эвакуируют часть персонала из посольства в Саудовской Аравии, сообщает Госдеп Трамп заявлял, что в ближайшее время примет решение о том, присоединятся ли Соединенные Штаты к ударам Саудовской Аравии по позициям йеме…
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UOL (outlet profile)
EUA ordena que funcionários de embaixada e familiares deixem Arábia Saudita. O governo dos Estados Unidos ordenou hoje que todos os funcionários de sua embaixada na Arábia Saudita e suas respectivas famílias deixem o pa…
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Telegraf (outlet profile)
Hitno naređenje iz Vašingtona! Ambasade SAD moraju biti evakuisane, sve "miriše" na širenje rata!. Američki Stejt department naredio je pojedinim diplomatama i članovima njihovih porodica da napuste diplomatska predstav…
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Sveriges Radio Ekot (outlet profile)
USA beordrar: Ambassadpersonal ska lämna Saudiarabien. USA har beordrat all ambassadpersonal och deras familjer att lämna Saudiarabien. Beslutet kommer efter återkommande attacker mot Saudiarabien från den Iranstödda Hu…
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Clarín (outlet profile)
EEUU ordena la evacuación de sus ciudadanos y familias de la embajada en Arabia Saudita. EE.UU. ordena evacuar su embajada en Arabia Saudita ante ataques hutíes, en medio de tensiones con Irán. Se incluye a familias del…
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Middle East Eye (outlet profile)
US State Department says departure orders for embassy staff in Saudi Arabia only. US State Department says departure orders for embassy staff in Saudi Arabia only US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said on We…
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M24.ru (outlet profile)
США начали эвакуацию части персонала из посольства в Саудовской Аравии. Страну покинут правительственные работники, не занимающие критически важные должности
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Интерфакс-Украина (outlet profile)
США готуються частково евакуювати персонал посольств у країнах Перської затоки через загрозу бойових дій – ЗМІ. Держдепартамент США готується видати розпорядження про виїзд частини персоналу та членів їхніх сімей із пос…
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Le Monde (outlet profile)
Les Etats-Unis ordonnent le départ d’une partie des employés de leur ambassade à Riyad. Les autorités saoudiennes ont la mort de deux personnes après l’interception de drones. Les houthistes yéménites ont nié avoir visé…
Factual core
- The US State Department ordered some diplomats and families of US government employees to leave Saudi Arabia.
- The evacuation order came amid constant attacks by Yemen's Houthis against Saudi Arabia.
- The Houthi attacks targeted Saudi Arabia.
- The US State Department is preparing to withdraw at least some staff and their families from US embassies in the Gulf region.
- The United States is withdrawing some of its military personnel from bases in the Middle East.
- US officials told Reuters about the evacuation orders.
In the daily issue: The day in brief — October 22, 2026
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