SANAA: The United Kingdom and Germany have reopened their embassies in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, after being closed for about two weeks due to a terrorism threat.

UK Ambassador Jane Marriott said in a statement Sunday that she and her team were “glad to be back and working in Yemen after this brief hiatus.” The German embassy posted a statement on its website Sunday saying it had reopened.

The US closed 19 of its diplomatic missions in the Middle East and Africa after it intercepted a message between Al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahri and Yemen’s Al-Qaeda offshoot about plans for a major attack. The US has reopened all the posts expect its Sanaa embassy.