28-03-2024 12:41 PM Jerusalem Timing

French Embassy in Yemen Temporarily Closed

French Embassy in Yemen Temporarily Closed

The French embassy in Yemeni capital Sanaa will be closed until Sunday for "security reasons," according to a diplomatic source in the mission.

Yemen flagThe French embassy in Yemeni capital Sanaa will be closed until Sunday for "security reasons," according to a diplomatic source in the mission.

Yemen has continued to see daily violence in the past few months, leaving hundreds of civilians, tribesmen, army troops and Ansarullah member dead.

The Arab country has been hard hit by political turmoil since a popular uprising that erupted in 2011 toppled longstanding president Ali Abdullah Saleh one year later.

Recent fighting between the warring camps in the country's central and western regions has left dozens dead.