US orders diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes

Key points

• The United States has ordered non-essential embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia as the kingdom faces sustained deadly attacks by Yemen's Houthis. The State Department order followed attacks that killed at least one person and injured eight at Dammam airport, while two people died in a drone attack on an oil field.
• Saudi officials said falling debris from an intercepted drone killed a Filipino and a Nepali national. The Houthis have carried out near-daily attacks this month, including a strike on Riyadh's international airport.
• Iranian state media reported explosions in Hormozgan province.