Seoul raises travel alert, urges citizens to leave Saudi Arabia

What happened: South Korea raised its travel advisory for all of Saudi Arabia to Level 3, the second-highest level, urging citizens to leave unless their stay is essential and telling those planning to visit to cancel or postpone. Key numbers: Advisory takes effect 10 Why it matters: The move followed intensified fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthis, with attacks on civilian infrastructure including airports. Foreign Minister Cho Hyun chaired a meeting with 15 South Korean diplomatic missions across the Middle East and called for monitoring of energy supply conditions.

Seoul raised a travel alert urging citizens to leave Saudi Arabia.

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