Saudi official inspects Aramco administrative building in Riyadh after Houthi attacks

Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Riyadh Region, inspected the Aramco administrative building in Riyadh after a Houthi attack that caused limited damage, and confirmed the Houthis' targeting of civilian facilities, while the Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack in the context of their escalation against Saudi infrastructure.

Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Riyadh Region, inspected the administrative building of Aramco in the Saudi capital, which was damaged in an attack by the Houthi Ansar Allah group. The Saudi Press Agency quoted the prince as claiming that the attack confirms the Houthis' targeting of civilian facilities, and he issued directives to relevant authorities to provide support to Aramco employees. The Saudi Ministry of Energy had announced on Sunday that there was "limited damage" to the Aramco tower in the capital's financial district, with no casualties, without identifying the responsible party. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack, as they escalate their attacks on Saudi infrastructure as part of the broader war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran. The Houthi attacks are increasing in response to continuous raids and bombings by the Saudi-led coalition, where the spokesman for the Yemeni Ministry of Health, Anis al-Asbahi, reported that the death toll from a massacre in the village of al-Shariya in Bani Hushaysh district of Sanaa governorate has risen to 84 martyrs and wounded. The Houthis have intensified their attacks on Aramco facilities in recent weeks, including the main headquarters in Dhahran. Fighting has intensified between the Houthis and the coalition supporting the internationally recognized Yemeni government after the Houthis advanced towards the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in September. Saudi Arabia said on Monday that the East-West oil pipeline was attacked in the Medina region, causing a limited fire that was extinguished, with no casualties.