The French Embassy in Yemen's Sanaa announced on Wednesday the closure of its doors as of Friday, appealing to its nationals to leave the country as soon as possible.
The embassy will be closed as of Friday and until further notice, said a statement published on the embassy's website, adding it urged nationals to leave Yemen as quickly as possible for "recent political developments and security reasons." The French move came after the US Foreign Ministry had earlier announced a temporary closure of its embassy in Yemen in light of the deteriorating security situation following the Houthi rebels have taken over the country.