英语文摘:France to close embassy in Yemen on Sunday, Monday: media

PARIS, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- France will close its embassy in Yemen on Sunday and Monday over security concerns, media reports quoted a foreign ministry spokesman as saying on Saturday.

It came after Britain and Germany took the same decision.

The United States issued a global travel alert over possible terrorist attacks on Friday, one day after it announced the closure of some diplomatic missions in the Middle East and North Africa over the coming weekend.