Citi evacuates Dubai offices amid Iranian threats against US-linked banks

US financial services group Citi has asked employees in Dubai to evacuate its offices due to heightened security concerns following Iranian threats to target US- and Israeli-linked financial institutions in the region. According to a source familiar with the situation, employees were instructed on Wednesday to leave Citi offices located in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and the Oud Metha district. Employees working for two other companies in the DIFC also told AFP that they had evacuated their offices as a precautionary measure after the threats. In a related development, two sources told Reuters that the British bank Standard Chartered had also begun evacuating staff from its Dubai offices as financial institutions increased security measures. READ: US Embassy in Baghdad […]