US Embassy in Beirut ordered departure of non-emergency US government personnel and their family members on Monday
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- US embassy says ordered departure was due to security situation.
- "An American source told the Lebanese MTV channel that what aroused the Americans' concern that led to the evacuation of the embassy in Lebanon was the incident of the drone that was flown near the American force at a military base in northern Lebanon and shot down by them, along with suspicious movements that were recently identified from the direction of Beirut's Dahiya towards the area near the embassy compound in Awkar in Mount Lebanon, without anyone arresting them." via Kan News
This move may signal a deterioration in local stability, affecting regional risk sentiment and potentially leading to increased demand for havens like gold and the US dollar, while also heightening geopolitical tensions in the area.
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