(There goes the Gas Prices at the Pumps!!)
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** The US embassy in Riyadh and the US consulates general in Jeddah and Dhahran will be closed August 8 and 9. This I believe was announced yesterday…
** Crude Oil prices hit a new high today (last I saw crude at was 63.94 around 2:10pm central) in wake of reports that the US had shut down its embassy in Saudi Arabia…
** From UK Travel Advice statement today…
There are credible reports that terrorists are in the final stages of planning attacks.
There is a continuing high threat of terrorism in Saudi Arabia. We continue to believe that terrorists are planning further attacks in Saudi Arabia, including against Westerners and places associated with Westerners. We believe aviation interests remain a possible terrorist target. The Saudi security forces are maintaining enhanced security measures and have achieved notable success in disrupting terrorist operations, killing and capturing some terrorists and seizing arms and vehicle bombs.
This continuing success should not give rise to complacency: as terrorist networks are disrupted, there are grounds for believing that remaining terrorists may resort to opportunistic attacks on western targets.
Terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia have taken various forms, including kidnappings; large-scale truck bombings of residential compounds and Saudi government offices; targeted shootings of individuals; small-scale car bombings; parcel bombings; and bombing of shopping areas.
More at: fco.gov.uk- Travel Advice by Country
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