The Department of State (DOS) announced that on Sunday, August 11, it
reopened 18 of the 19 embassies and consulates that it closed
temporarily due to concerns over potential terrorist attacks. In
particular, DOS had been concerned of potential attacks from Al Qaeda in
the Arabian Peninsula. The embassy in Sanaa, Yemen remains closed as
DOS continues to assess safety concerns in the region. In addition, the
Lahore, Pakistan consulate, which was closed for a separate reason,
remains closed at this time.
Embassy posts in the following cities were closed from August 5 to August 10 in response to credible security threats:
Abu Dhabi, Amman, Cairo, Riyadh, Dhahran, Jeddah, Doha, Dubai, Kuwait,
Manama, Muscat, Sanaa, Tripoli, Antananarivo, Bujumbura, Djibouti,
Khartoum, Kigali, and Port Louis.
