[Ynet] The United States extended the closures of some embassies and consulates in the Middle East - which had been closed Sunday due to an al Qaeda threat - through August 10 due to caution but not the emergence of any new threat, the State Department said.
Other US diplomatic posts, including in Kabul, Storied Baghdad
...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate...
and Algiers, that had been closed on Sunday, will reopen on Monday, the State Department said. |