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Yemen's Houthi rebels said Wednesday they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco after officials in Riyadh reported a strike on a building in an area housing the energy giant's headquarters. The Iran-back militia also claimed missile strikes on the capital Riyadh and vowed to continue attacking Saudi airports and oil facilities.
Yemen's Houthis said Wednesday they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi Aramco, after Saudi officials reported a strike on a building in an area housing the energy giant's operations centre. Powerful explosions meanwhile rattled the Saudi capital, as the coalition fighting the Houthis said it had intercepted a missile fired by the Iran-backed group towards Riyadh.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's Aramco reportedly came under fresh attack overnight.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Wednesday they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco as well as Riyadh airport after loud blasts rattled the Saudi capital. The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis earlier said it had intercepted a missile fired towards Riyadh. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
A Saudi Aramco building has been hit in Dhahran, following Saudi-led coalition strikes on Houthi 'vital assets' in Yemen
Explosions in Sanaa reported shortly after Saudi-led coalition's evacuation order as Houthis promise 'harsh' response.
In recent hours, the Houthis have targeted many targets in Saudi Arabia. Drones and missiles fell in the night at Riyadh airport but also at an Aramco tanker refinery. In his arm with these Shiite rebels in Yemen, the Saudi regime can count on its allies in the region: Turkey and Pakistan announce the dispatch of military personnel. The story of Sophie Samaille.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agreed to deploy military forces and capabilities quickly into Saudi territory, in the first activation of the agreement they signed in August. The decision is in full escalation with the Hutti, which on Monday, 5 October, claimed to have attacked with missiles and drones airports, military facilities and an Aramco refinery in Saudi Arabia, following the offensive by the Government of Yemen to expel them from the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
The Houthis claimed on Monday strikes at Riyadh International Airport, an Aramco oil refinery and sites in southern Saudi Arabia. Activating their mutual defence pact, Turkey and Pakistan announce the deployment of military personnel to the kingdom. On the other hand, Yemeni forces are launching a counter-offensive on Sanaa.
Saudi Aramco's CEO warned it could take up to two years to rebuild global oil inventories, saying the squeeze could worsen as the U.S.-Iran war continues.
The rebels claim to have attacked with missiles and drones Aramco oil installations in Saudi Arabia
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for attacks in Riyadh, including on facilities belonging to Aramco, the world’s largest oil company. This follows reports from residents of flames and smoke rising from an oil facility on the outskirts of the Saudi capital. Meanwhile, the Houthis have accused Saudi Arabia of launching dozens of strikes on Sanaa, warning that they will continue to respond to any escalation with further escalation. Here’s Jennie Shin with more on the situation on the ground.
Spokesman for Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen government says Houthi claims of targeting Riyadh are 'misleading'.
The Yemeni Hutti claimed on Saturday, October 3, the authority of the attack on an oil facility in Aramco in Riyadh, from which they unleashed flames. Shortly before, they had blamed the Saudi Army for 26 bombings against Sana'a, the Yemeni capital, which is under its control.
On Saturday, October 3, the Yemeni Hutti, aligned with Iran, claimed that they had attacked an Aramco oil facility in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, with ballistic missiles and drones, and said that the offensive was in retaliation for the Saudi attacks on Sana'a and other provinces of Yemen.
Brent crude tops $106 a barrel after Iran-aligned rebel group claims to have successfully attacked Aramco facilities.
A research led by the British media 'The Guardian' shows how more than ten experts from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have links to Saudi State oil company Aramco - the world's largest carbon station -, Saudi institutions and other oil and gas sector entities. The revelations raise doubts about a potential conflict of interest in the IPCC, which is responsible for key reports for policy development against the climate crisis.
The residents of the Saudi capital were awakened during the night of Saturday to Sunday by an attack risk alert followed by two large explosions. On Saturday, the Houthi movement in Yemen claimed responsibility for an attack on "sensitive" sites in the Saudi capital, where explosions had sounded during the night for the first time since the resumption of hostilities between Ryad and these pro-Iranian fighters.
