Saudi Aramco Tells Staff to Evacuate Dhahran Headquarters: Reuters
The move follows fresh Houthi attacks that killed four people and injured eight at Saudi sites, according to officials.
- Saudi Aramco has reportedly instructed staff to evacuate its headquarters in Dhahran, according to sources familiar with the matter.
- The reported evacuation order has raised concerns about potential security risks affecting the Saudi oil giant’s operations.
- The decision follows a recent Houthi missile strike that reportedly damaged Aramco’s headquarters, with fires spreading across several floors of the building.
- The evacuation comes after an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam killed two people and injured eight others, according to Saudi authorities.
- Separately, Saudi air defences intercepted a drone targeting Aramco’s Shaybah oilfield, with falling debris killing two people, as regional hostilities heightened concerns over the security of critical energy infrastructure.
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The Huthi rebels in Yemen have again attacked targets in Saudi Arabia from the air.
The Yemeni movement Ansar Allah announced a new attack on the Saudi Ministry of Defense building in Riyadh. It is reported that the attack was carried out by a ballistic missile. Yahya Sari, a representative of the movement, claims that the missile reached its target in a direct hit. However, the Saudi authorities did not
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Lahore MirrorYemen's Houthis say targeted Saudi defence ministry in Riyadh
SANAA/DUBAI: Yemen’s Houthis on Tuesday said they targeted the Saudi defence ministry in the capital Riyadh, where authorities earlier said they had intercepted missiles launched by the group. “Our armed forces targeted the Ministry of Defence in the enemy Saudi capital, Riyadh, with a ballistic missile and the hit was direct,” Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said. AFP correspondents in Riyadh had heard explosions earlier in the day. Autho…
Aramco asks staff to evacuate Dhahran HQ; US pulls out some Saudi diplomats
Clashes between the Houthis and a Saudi-led coalition that backs Yemen's internationally recognised government have raged since the group pushed towards Bab el-Mandeb, a shipping chokepoint at the Red Sea's mouth.
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