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  "id": 11682685,
  "title": "Fire, smoke seen near Aramco facility in Riyadh, witness says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/fire-smoke-seen-near-aramco-facility-in-riyadh-witness-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T12:11:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442479/fire-smoke-seen-near-aramco-facility-in-riyadh-witness-says"
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  "summary": "A large plume of smoke and fire was seen rising in the vicinity of an Aramco facility in Riyadh on Saturday, a witness told Reuters . There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi authorities about the fire. Aramco did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The fire comes amid escalating hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis, who have stepped up attacks on Saudi cities…",
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Video: Plumes Of Smoke, Fire Emerge From Aramco Facility Near Riyadh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/video-plumes-of-smoke-fire-emerge-from-aramco-facility-near-riyadh",
        "published": "2026-10-03T12:29:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Fire, smoke seen near Aramco facility in Riyadh, witness says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/fire-smoke-seen-near-aramco-facility-in-riyadh-witness-says-11682770",
        "published": "2026-10-03T12:32:49.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Fire, smoke seen near Aramco facility in Riyadh, witness says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/fire-smoke-seen-near-aramco-facility-in-riyadh-witness-says-11682749",
        "published": "2026-10-03T12:46:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Fire Breaks Out At Aramco Oil Facility In Riyadh, Thick Black Smoke Fills Sky | Video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/fire-breaks-out-at-aramco-oil-facility-in-riyadh-thick-black-smoke",
        "published": "2026-10-03T13:25:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Fire, smoke seen near Aramco facility in Riyadh, says witness",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/fire-smoke-seen-near-aramco-facility-in-riyadh-says-witness",
        "published": "2026-10-03T13:31:49.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Fire, smoke seen near Aramco facility in Riyadh as Saudi-Houthi conflict continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/fire-smoke-seen-near-aramco-facility-in-riyadh-as-saudi-houthi",
        "published": "2026-10-03T15:18:42.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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