周四早盘，海湾地区主要股市下跌，也门与伊朗结盟的胡塞武装对沙特阿拉伯发动的新袭击加剧了人们对更大范围地区升级的担忧。
Major Gulf stock markets fell in early trade on Thursday as fresh attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saudi Arabia fueled fears of a broader regional escalation.
美国国务院已下令部分外交官及其家属离开其驻沙特阿拉伯的外交机构。美国官员对路透社表示，该部门还计划撤离其在地区内几个其他美国外交机构的家属。
The US State Department has ordered some diplomats and family members to leave its missions in Saudi Arabia. It also plans to pull family members from several other US missions in the region, US officials told Reuters.
此前，沙特阿拉伯达曼的一个民用机场遭到袭击，造成两人死亡、八人受伤。对一处油田的无人机袭击又造成两人死亡。
The order followed attacks in Saudi Arabia that killed two people and injured eight at a civilian airport in Dammam. A drone strike on an oil field killed two more.
沙特阿拉伯基准股指（.TASI）下跌1.2%，并势将迎来连续第八周下跌。按资产计算该国最大的贷款机构沙特国家银行（1180.SE）下滑1.9%，石油巨头沙特阿美（2222.SE）下跌0.5%。
Saudi Arabia's benchmark index (.TASI) fell 1.2% and was poised for its eighth weekly decline. Saudi National Bank (1180.SE), the country's biggest lender by assets, slid 1.9%, and oil giant Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) lost 0.5%.
利雅得对胡塞武装的袭击进行了反击，对导弹发射场发动了一波空袭。该国誓言捍卫王国，并表示已拦截了该组织的许多弹道导弹。
Riyadh has answered the Houthi attacks with a wave of strikes on missile launcher sites. It has vowed to protect the kingdom and said it has intercepted many of the group's ballistic missiles.
迪拜主要股指（.DFMGI）下跌0.8%。顶级贷款机构迪拜国民银行（ENBD.DU）下跌2.4%，公用事业公司迪拜水电局（DEWAA.DU）下跌1.5%。在阿布扎比，股指（.FTFADGI）下跌0.5%。
Dubai's main index (.DFMGI) dropped 0.8%. Top lender Emirates NBD (ENBD.DU) fell 2.4%, and utility firm Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWAA.DU) fell 1.5%. In Abu Dhabi, the index (.FTFADGI) lost 0.5%.
海湾北部地区局势也告紧张。伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队海军表示，在其部队于周三进行追踪后，四艘涉嫌非法输油的船只同时遭到打击并起火。
Tensions also rose in the northern Gulf. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said four vessels involved in illegal oil transfers were hit simultaneously and caught fire after its forces tracked them on Wednesday.
与此同时，伊朗媒体分别报道称，伊朗南部锡里克发生了性质和来源不明的爆炸。
Meanwhile, Iranian media separately reported explosions of unknown nature and origin in Sirik, in southern Iran.
卡塔尔股指（.QSI）回落0.8%。海湾地区最大的贷款机构卡塔尔国民银行（QNBK.QA）下跌1.1%。
Qatar's index (.QSI) retreated 0.8%. Qatar National Bank (QNBK.QA), the Gulf's biggest lender, lost 1.1%.