U.S. warns Americans in Saudi Arabia, closes embassy
Source: World Tribune.com
Monday, March 16th, 2015 | Posted by WorldTribune.com
The U.S. embassy in Riyadh closed its offices today and warned Americans in the country to be on alert.
A statement on its website said consular services had been cancelled in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dhahran on March 16, and that telephone service would also be suspended.
All U.S. citizens are encouraged to be aware of their surroundings, and take extra precautions when traveling throughout the country, the U.S. stated.
The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of traveling to Saudi Arabia and limit non-essential travel within the country.
Read more: http://www.worldtribune.com/2015/03/16/u-s-warns-americans-in-saudi-arabia-closes-embassy/
- Best move we've made in the Middle East in a long, long time......
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George II
(67,782 posts)ND-Dem
(4,571 posts)cascadiance
(19,537 posts)... where Americans living there will be more apt to be prone to ISIS attacks, since a lot of the funding for ISIS come from various sources within Saudi Arabia too, who are probably PO'd both with Saudi leadership and the Americans stationed there now.
DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)Certainly seems like the time for it.
countryjake
(8,554 posts)Move follows a warning citing information about threat to kidnap Western oil workers, including Americans, from oil fields in the kingdoms eastern province
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/15/us-embassy-saudi-arabia-halts-services-security-fears
The US embassy in Riyadh and two other diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia are cancelling all consular services for two days over security fears.
The embassy says it and missions in Jiddah and Dhahran will provide no consular services Sunday and Monday due to heightened security concerns. It did not elaborate.
The move follows a warning by the embassy Friday citing information about a threat by militants to kidnap Western oil workers, including Americans, from oil fields in the kingdoms eastern province.
From 2003 to 2007, al-Qaida-linked militants carried out attacks in Saudi Arabia aimed at destabilizing the Western-allied monarchy, including deadly bombings of residential compounds housing foreigners in Riyadh in 2003. The kingdom now is taking part in the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group.
(bolding within the article is mine)
ND-Dem
(4,571 posts)silverweb
(16,402 posts)[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Doesn't sound terribly ominous.
A tweet, nothing on the embassy website:
http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-03-14/us-embassy-in-riyadh-closed-for-consular-services/
DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)- Don't touch that dial......
silverweb
(16,402 posts)[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]My first thought was that maybe he has health problems we know nothing about.
MBS
(9,688 posts)silverweb
(16,402 posts)[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]He can't change church policy to satisfy everyone's issues and I don't buy into the dogma, but he's already brought new attitudes and policies that have been sorely needed for a very long time.
QED
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