US raises Saudi Arabia travel risk to 'Level 3' amid Houthi attacks

Yemen’s Houthi rebels march during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP Photo) The United States has advised its citizens to reconsider travel to Saudi Arabia amid renewed security threats from Iranian missile and drone attacks, armed conflict and terrorism. It also issued a separate Level 4 "Do Not Travel" warning for the Yemen border.“Reconsider travel to Saudi Arabia due to risk of Iranian drone and missile targeting of American interests, armed conflict, terrorism, exit bans”, the US Embassy in Riyadh said in the advisory.The US State Department's Level 3 advisory, issued on September 15, comes as Saudi Arabia faces a fresh wave of attacks linked to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, including the interception of a drone south of the holy city of Mecca.It said some parts of the country face higher risks and warned that commercial flights, while still operating, have faced significant disruptions.Why has the US issued a travel warning for Saudi Arabia?The advisory comes amid a wider escalation in the region. The State Department said that since hostilities between the US and Iran began on February 28, there has been an ongoing threat of drone and missile attacks from Ira...