U.S. Orders Nonessential Personnel to Leave Saudi Arabia Amid Houthi Attacks

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U.S. Orders Nonessential Personnel to Leave Saudi Arabia Amid Houthi Attacks

The United States ordered nonessential government personnel and their families to leave Saudi Arabia as Iran-backed Houthi attacks increasingly target civilian infrastructure.

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