State Department Warns Americans in Saudi Arabia About ‘Potential, Imminent Threat’

“Regardless of where are you, keep your security and situational awareness levels high, be prepared to postpone or cancel activities for personal safety concerns.”
State Department Warns Americans in Saudi Arabia About ‘Potential, Imminent Threat’
FILE-Saudis clog a market in the Red Sea city of Jeddah as they rush to buy vegetables and fruits on August 31, 2008 one day before the start of the holy month of Ramadan. (Omar Salem/AFP/Getty Images)
7/21/2016
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7/21/2016

Saudi women shop for dates at a market in the city of Jeddah on June 3, 2016.<br/>(STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)
Saudi women shop for dates at a market in the city of Jeddah on June 3, 2016.
(STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)

As for U.S. government personnel and their families, they are prohibited from traveling within 50 miles of the Yemeni border and to the cities of Jizan and Najran without permission. U.S. government personnel may not travel to the city of Qatif in the Eastern Province and its surrounding suburbs, including Awamiyah, Hofuf, and Al Hasa Governorate due to violent incidents that have occurred there in the past.

The State Department recommends that individuals who have concerns should report them to the U.S. embassy in Riyadh, the U.S. Consulate General in Jeddah, or the U.S. Consulate General in Dhahran.