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Saudi Aramco Tells Staff to Evacuate Dhahran Headquarters, Sources Say
The move follows deadly attacks near Aramco facilities, including two deaths at King Fahd International Airport and damage to the company’s headquarters, officials said.
- On Wednesday, two separate attacks in Saudi Arabia killed four people: two at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam and two after a drone strike at the Shaybah oilfield.
- Earlier this month, Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis struck Saudi Aramco's headquarters, causing extensive fire damage that spread across several floors, according to three people with direct knowledge.
- Saudi Aramco directed staff to evacuate its Dhahran headquarters and work remotely on Thursday, six people with knowledge of the matter said, marking the first such evacuation since regional hostilities began.
- The US State Department ordered diplomatic personnel and family members to depart from missions in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, citing heightened regional security concerns following the attacks.
- Saudi Arabia has responded to Houthi attacks with strikes on missile launcher sites, yet Washington continues to rebuff Saudi requests for direct military involvement against the Yemen-based group.
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Saudi Aramco tells staff to evacuate Dhahran headquarters
Saudi Aramco has told staff to evacuate its Dhahran headquarters and work remotely, six people with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday, a day after two people were killed in an attack on a nearby airport. The move marked the first time Aramco had asked staff to evacuate its headquarters since the start of […]
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