Diplomats in Riyadh ordered to shelter in place due to potential threat, sources say

Vehicles drive along a street near the Diplomatic Quarter, following drone strikes that hit the U.S. embassy compound and were intercepted by Saudi air defences, according to the Defence Ministry, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 3, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer

RIYADH, ⁠March ⁠5 (Reuters) - Diplomats and ‌staff at embassies ​in Riyadh's ⁠Diplomatic Quarter ⁠have been ⁠told to ‌shelter ⁠in place ​due ‌to a ⁠potential ​threat, three ⁠people with ​direct knowledge of the ⁠matter said.

They did not ​have ⁠further ​details.

(reporting ‌by Timour ​Azhari in Riyadh)