Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:14:06 +0500 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:14:06 +0500 60 US embassy in Saudi Arabia warns of threat to eastern city https://english.aaj.tv/news/330453384/us-embassy-in-saudi-arabia-warns-of-threat-to-eastern-city <p><strong>The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia has issued a security alert warning of a potential imminent missile or drone attack over the eastern city of Dhahran.</strong></p> <p>There is a U.S. consulate in the city, where the headquarters of Saudi state oil giant Aramco are also located.</p> <p>Iranian drones hit the U.S. embassy in Riyadh earlier on Tuesday, causing minor damage and starting a fire.</p> <p>The U.S. mission in Kuwait had previously been struck.</p> <p>Washington responded by shutting those missions and ordering non-emergency government personnel and their families to leave countries across the Middle East.</p> The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia has issued a security alert warning of a potential imminent missile or drone attack over the eastern city of Dhahran.

There is a U.S. consulate in the city, where the headquarters of Saudi state oil giant Aramco are also located.

Iranian drones hit the U.S. embassy in Riyadh earlier on Tuesday, causing minor damage and starting a fire.

The U.S. mission in Kuwait had previously been struck.

Washington responded by shutting those missions and ordering non-emergency government personnel and their families to leave countries across the Middle East.

]]> World https://english.aaj.tv/news/330453384 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:13:58 +0500 none@none.com (Reuters) Vehicles drive along a street near the Diplomatic Quarter, following drone strikes that hit the U.S. embassy compound and were intercepted by Saudi air defences, according to the Defence Ministry, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. – Reuters