Italy Closes Embassy In Yemen As Security Deteriorates

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The Italian government has closed its embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa as a result of a breakdown in security and is withdrawing its ambassador and staff, the foreign ministry in Rome said on Friday. Reuters was there:
Britain, France and the United States have already closed their diplomatic missions this week as the Iranian-backed Shi’ite Muslim militia known as the Houthis tighten their grip on power after seizing the capital in September.
On Thursday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Yemen was “collapsing before our eyes” and slipping closer to outright civil war.
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