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US embassies start reopening

The US embassy in Cairo has reopened after a week-long closure due to security concerns. The US said it will reopen 18 of the 19 embassies recently closed in the Middle East and Africa, but its embassy in Yemeni capital Sanaa will remain closed.

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Yemen: Embassy withdrawals 'undermine cooperation'

The Yemeni government says the decision by US and British embassies to withdraw staff from the Arab nation "undermines the exceptional cooperation" between Yemen and the international community in the fight against terrorism.

Tuesday's decision to evacuate staff from the Arabian peninsula "serves the interests of the extremists", a statement from the Yemeni embassy in Washington said.

The embassy said it understands the concern of foreign governments for their citizens but insisted Yemen had taken all precautions to ensure the security of foreign missions in the capital, Sanaa.

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