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Attack damages Aramco building in Riyadh, Saudi energy ministry says

November 8, 2026

The National reports that Saudi Arabia intercepts two ballistic missiles launched towards capital.

CNN reports that last month, 13 people were killed in one missile strike on Riyadh’s international airport, and several more died in other strikes on the airport. At least 13 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in a Houthi strike on the Riyadh airport on October 10, Al Jazeera reports. Al Jazeera reports that the Houthis have escalated attacks on targets in Saudi Arabia since a truce in Yemen’s war collapsed in July.

The National reports that Saudi Arabia intercepts two ballistic missiles launched towards capital.

CNN reports that “An administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco in Riyadh was subjected to an attempted attack,” on November 8, according to the official Saudi news agency, citing a source at the Saudi Energy Ministry. According to Al Jazeera, a Saudi Aramco building in Riyadh has been damaged following an “attempted” attack, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy said. According to The National, a tower in the King Abdullah Financial District in Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh was damaged by a projectile November 8, said one witness and three people briefed on the matter, according to Reuters. The Aramco tower is in Riyadh’s financial district — where dozens of skyscrapers house banks, international companies, and the offices of the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, The New York Times reports. At least one floor appeared to be severely damaged, leaving a hole in the building, The New York Times and NYT report. According to The National, Iran executed three men this morning after they were convicted of carrying out operations for Israel and the US, and taking part in armed unrest during anti-government protests in January, state media reported.

CNN reports that last month, 13 people were killed in one missile strike on Riyadh’s international airport, and several more died in other strikes on the airport. At least 13 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in a Houthi strike on the Riyadh airport on October 10, Al Jazeera reports. Al Jazeera reports that the Houthis have escalated attacks on targets in Saudi Arabia since a truce in Yemen’s war collapsed in July. According to AP News, Saree said the Houthis were responding to Saturday’s attacks on a village near Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and an attack on a market in southwestern Yemen the previous day, which he said left dozens dead or wounded and blamed on Saudi Arabia. The Houthis have stepped up missile and drone attacks on Saudi airports, ports and oil facilities since fighting resumed in July and became another front in the wider Middle East war reignited following the US and Israeli attacks on Iran in February, The Times of Israel reports. According to The National, the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen, as the kingdom issued a series of emergency alerts across Eastern Province.

The New York Times and NYT agree that a Times reporter in Riyadh saw shattered windows and black marks on the building. The figures for attack do not match from one account to the next. According to The National, Mr Saree said the Houthis would continue attacks inside Saudi Arabia until what he called the "aggression" and blockade against Yemen end. A building belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco in the financial district of the capital Riyadh has been damaged in a missile attack, CNN reports. CNN reports that the Houthis, who have fired missiles and drones towards multiple targets across Saudi Arabia over the last three months, said in the attack on Riyadh’s financial district was one of several it carried out on Aramco targets.

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The figures for attack do not match from one account to the next. According to The National, Mr Saree said the Houthis would continue attacks inside Saudi Arabia until what he called the "aggression" and blockade against Yemen end. A building belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco in the financial district of the capital Riyadh has been damaged in a missile attack, CNN reports.

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