Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for a Houthi attack on Riyadh’s financial district, the Saudi capital’s main business hub. Eyewitnesses said the strike damaged a skyscraper belonging to Aramco, the Saudi state oil company. Details of the damage and any official Saudi response were not immediately available.
What the Houthis said
In an English-language statement, the group said its forces, “with the help of Allah Almighty”, carried out four “qualitative military operations” using ballistic and cruise missiles and drones. The statement listed several targets: the financial centre, Riyadh airport, Aramco oil storage tanks and the eastern Saudi city of Abqaiq. These are the group’s own claims, and it is not yet clear whether each target was hit.
What eyewitnesses reported
Eyewitnesses said the strike caused damage to the Aramco skyscraper in the financial district. No casualty figures were available at the time of writing, and there were no details on damage to the airport, the oil storage tanks or Abqaiq.
Why the location matters
Riyadh is the seat of the Saudi government and a centre of its economy, while Aramco is one of the world’s largest oil producers. Attacks on energy sites can affect oil supply and prices, which is why the claim is being followed closely in Pakistan and across the Gulf. Readers should wait for official Saudi statements to confirm what was hit and how the authorities respond.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Yemen ke Houthi group ne Riyadh ke financial district par hamla karne ka dawa kiya hai. Chashmdeed gawahon ke mutabiq Aramco ki ek imarat ko nuqsan pohncha. Abhi tak is daway ki officially tasdeeq nahin hui. Pakistan mein petrol ki qeematon aur Gulf mein kaam karne walon ke liye iske asraat par nazar rakhi ja rahi hai.
