Administrative offices of Saudi Aramco in Riyadh sustained limited damage Sunday after Saudi forces intercepted Houthi missiles aimed at the capital and the Eastern Province. No casualties were reported, and the latest statements did not identify any disruption to oil production or exports.
Saudi Aramco's administrative offices in Riyadh sustained limited damage in an attempted attack Sunday, as Saudi forces intercepted missiles targeting the capital and the Eastern Province. The attack comes amid escalating hostilities with Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement.
The strike on Aramco's building in Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District caused damage from falling debris but no casualties, according to the Saudi Press Agency. The district has operated under remote-working arrangements for nearly a month following earlier attacks.
Missile alerts across the Eastern Province
Saudi-led forces reported intercepting ballistic and cruise missiles launched toward Riyadh, alongside additional attacks on the kingdom's southern and eastern regions. Earlier Sunday, the civil defence authority lifted emergency alerts in several Eastern Province locations, including Dhahran, Dammam, Abqaiq and Al-Ahsa. The warnings were withdrawn shortly before the coalition announced it had intercepted a ballistic missile fired toward the Eastern region.
Dhahran hosts Aramco's headquarters, which sustained extensive damage during an attack in October. The Eastern Province contains most of the kingdom's oil and gas reserves, and Abqaiq houses oil processing facilities the source describes as critical to Saudi crude production and export operations.
Attacks on Saudi targets since the February regional conflict
Sunday's attempted strike follows a series of attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure and other strategic locations. In October, strikes targeting Riyadh's main airport killed more than a dozen people and injured hundreds.
The Houthis have repeatedly launched missiles and drones against Saudi airports, ports and oil installations since the regional conflict began with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran in February. Saudi Arabia's position as a major crude exporter makes attacks on its energy facilities a concern for oil markets, particularly amid continuing disruptions and uncertainty across the Middle East.
Source: Investing.com
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