UPDATE: State Department Reopens 18 Diplomatic Posts in the Middle East and North Africa

From Fragomen.com, 08/12/2013

The State Department has reopened the following U.S. embassies and consulates, which were temporarily closed last week due to threat of terrorist activity in the region: 

        Manama, Bahrain 
        Bujumbura, Burundi 
        Djibouti 
        Cairo, Egypt, 
        Amman, Jordan 
        Kuwait City, Kuwait 
        Antananarivo, Madagascar 
        Port Louis, Mauritius 
        Tripoli, Libya 
        Muscat, Oman 
        Doha, Qatar, 
        Kigali, Rwanda 
        Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 
        Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 
        Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 
        Khartoum, Sudan 
        Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 
        Dubai, United Arab Emirates 

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The embassy in Sana’a, Yemen will remain closed due to ongoing concerns about terrorist threats in the Arabian Peninsula. 

The consulate in Lahore, Pakistan, which was closed on August 8 due to a separate threat, will remain closed until further notice. 

From Fragomen.com, 08/05/2013

The State Department has temporarily closed 19 U.S. consulates and embassies in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa because of the threat of imminent terrorist activity in the region. The posts are to remain closed until Saturday, August 10, though the closures could be extended beyond this date and to other posts.

The following U.S. embassies and consulates are affected:

        Manama, Bahrain
        Bujumbura, Burundi
        Djibouti
        Cairo, Egypt
        Amman, Jordan
        Kuwait City, Kuwait
        Antananarivo, Madagascar
        Port Louis, Mauritius
        Tripoli, Libya
        Muscat, Oman
        Doha, Qatar
        Kigali, Rwanda
        Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
        Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
        Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
        Khartoum, Sudan
        Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
        Dubai, United Arab Emirates
        Sana’a, Yemen

The State Department is also alerting U.S. citizens to take precautions when abroad. Travelers are urged to register their travel plans with the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, which can facilitate communication in the event of an emergency.