Saudi Aramco administrative building attacked, limited fire reported

On Wednesday, the Houthi militant group attacked an administrative building of Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company, in the eastern city of Dhahran. The incident resulted in a limited fire, according to the country's energy ministry. No injuries or deaths were reported. A source from the company confirmed that a missile hit the complex, damaging the top three floors of an office tower.

The complex houses a major operations center for Aramco, which manages numerous oil rigs, pipelines, refineries, and export terminals across Saudi Arabia.

The Houthi group has been launching ballistic missiles and drones at key Saudi sites since last week, in response to Saudi Arabia's support for government forces in Yemen's ongoing civil war. This escalation includes attacks on Riyadh's international airport, which suffered four strikes, resulting in 13 deaths. Additionally, fragments from a missile intercepted by the Saudi-led coalition fell on a residential area, causing limited damage to 15 homes and injuring four people in Riyadh.

The Houthis have vowed harsh retaliation against Saudi-led strikes on Sanaa, Yemen's capital, threatening targets including the Aramco headquarters in Dhahran and an oil refinery in Riyadh.