Saudi Arabia Sends Skyscraper Employees Home Amid Houthi Threats
The 99-storey tower ordered remote work for tenants after drone interceptions and a fresh security alert, while schools extended online learning.
- On Sunday, October 18, 2026, Riyadh's Kingdom Centre ordered mandatory remote working for office tenants following a fresh security alert and drone interceptions over the capital.
- Intensifying attacks by Yemen-based Islamist Houthis prompted the order, as the conflict surged back to life following the breakdown of an uneasy, four-year truce last month.
- The 99-storey Kingdom Centre houses global tenants including the International Monetary Fund and Merril Lynch, though the shopping mall at the building's foot remains open for now.
- Amid the unrest, the Saudi-led coalition reported its first military deaths near the Yemen border, citing a "technical malfunction," while the Houthis claimed to have downed a Saudi Apache helicopter.
- As Iran's Defence Minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi threatened "enormous damage" against the United States, Egypt's Parliament extended deliberations regarding military support for Saudi Arabia until Monday, October 19, 2026.
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One of Saudi Arabia’s most iconic skyscrapers ordered office workers to stay home Sunday as escalating attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels rattled the capital of Riyadh amid fears of a widening Middle East conflict. The move came after the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted two drones in [...]
Saudi skyscraper closes offices due to Houthi attacks
Riyadh's landmark Kingdom Centre skyscraper ordered remote working for office tenants on Sunday as disruption spread from Houthi attacks and the Saudi-led coalition announced its first military deaths since the war reignited. The 99-storey tower, one of Saudi Arabia's tallest buildings, announced "mandatory" remote working until further notice. No reason was given for the order, but it follows a fresh security alert and two drone interceptions …
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Saudi Arabia sends skyscraper employees home amid Houthi threats
Riyadh's Kingdom Center tower's management told the people employed there to work from home "until further notice," without giving a reason. This comes as Houthi attacks escalate.
Following missile and drone attacks by Yemeni armed forces on Riyadh International Airport and vital Saudi facilities, a number of large foreign financial and investment companies partially closed their offices in the Saudi capital and sent their employees to work remotely.
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