Recently, Saudi Arabia announced it was creating a coalition of Muslim countries to fight terrorism. Such a plan was initiated by Riyadh's intention to restore its position in the Middle East.
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Owning responsibility or just saving face? Saudi Arabia creating a coalition of Muslim countries to fight terrorism.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
WASHINGTON — The United States is shuttering its embassies and consulates throughout the Muslim world on Sunday after receiving an unspecified threat, officials said.
US closing embassies, consulates in Muslim world Sunday after receiving unspecified threat
Associated Press -
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks to staff members at
the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. The
Obama administration hasn’t sent its top diplomat to Pakistan since
2011, and Kerry’s trip is a chance for the former senator to get to know
the newly elected prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, who came to power in
Pakistan’s first transition between civilian governments.
Other U.S. officials said the threat was in the Muslim world, where Sunday is a workday. American diplomatic missions in Europe, Latin America and many other places are closed on Sunday.
Those officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly about the matter.
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US issues travel terror warning
The US has issued an extraordinary global travel warning to Americans about the threat of an al-Qaida attack and closed down 21 embassies and consulates across the Muslim world for the weekend.
The alert was the first of its kind since an announcement preceding the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. This one comes with the scars still fresh from last year's deadly September 11 attack on a US diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, and with the Obama administration and Congress determined to prevent any similar breach of an American Embassy or consulate."There is a significant threat stream and we're reacting to it," said General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He told ABC News in an interview to be aired Sunday that the threat was "more specific" than previous ones and the "intent is to attack Western, not just US interests."
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