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US authorities have ordered non-emergency-essential staff at the embassy in Saudi Arabia and their family members to leave the country. Similar directives have been given to diplomats' families in the UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain; staffing changes have also been made in Lebanon. The measures are being taken amid concerns about attacks by Yemen's Houthis and tensions linked to Iran.
Otabek YusupovFormer ambassadors of the US, France and other Western countries described to the BBC the working conditions in Moscow after 2022: constant FSB surveillance, attempts to recruit local staff, intimidation of embassy guests and everyday difficulties caused by sanctions. Diplomats compare the pressure to the Cold War era, but believe their work remains important amid almost non-existent interstate contacts.
Sevara AzamovaOn October 17, 2026, in the village of Taybeh in the West Bank, a group of European diplomats from France, Belgium and Poland, as well as Catholic representatives, were attacked by masked settlers. French mayor Bernard Baudouin was injured, and a window of a Belgian consular vehicle was smashed. Belgium and Germany condemned the incident, Israel launched an investigation, and Netanyahu's office questioned the account of the attack.
Otabek YusupovOn Saturday, near the Palestinian village of Taybeh in the West Bank, Israeli settlers attacked a delegation of European diplomats, beating Bernard Baudouin, the mayor of the French town of Onnaing-Emmerin, and damaging a vehicle. The attack took place amid rising violence during the olive harvest season, one day after an American photojournalist was beaten. France, Belgium and the EU condemned the incident; Netanyahu spoke of a
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