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Egyptian embassy in Yemen shuts down over security concerns - MENA
Yemeni police troopers secure the perimeter of the Egyptian embassy in Sanaa May 15, 2014. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
CAIRO, Feb 23 (Aswat Masriya) - The Egyptian diplomatic mission in Yemen returned to Cairo in the early hours of Monday, airport sources told Aswat Masriya, after Egypt shut down its embassy in Yemen.
The embassy’s shutdown was prompted by security conditions inside Yemen, Egypt’s state-run news agency MENA reported.
Fighting in Sanaa in the vicinity of the presidential palace had forced the embassy to temporarily close its offices and suspend operations for a day, in January.
The fighting last month was between the presidential guards and the Houthis, a Shi'a rebel movement which has controlled the Yemeni capital since last September.
The Houthis have since taken control of the presidential palace, forcing then President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and his administration to step down.
