# The US State Department has ordered non-essential staff and family members at its embassy and satellite consulates in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to leave the country. This is amid intensifying attacks by the Iranian-supported Houthis in Yemen. On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia intercepted seven drones, including one targeting the Shaybah oil field, which left two people dead. At least one person was killed and eight others injured in an attack on the King Fahd International Airport yesterday. The department has also issued a security alert for US citizens in Saudi Arabia.
US orders embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks