Reuters: Saudi Aramco asked its employees to evacuate the main headquarters
Reuters, citing sources, reported that Saudi Aramco has asked its employees to evacuate its main headquarters in Dhahran, amid continued Houthi attacks.
The agency indicated that the directive for employees to evacuate the building and work remotely comes after a series of attacks launched by the Houthis on the Kingdom, targeting the company's facilities and Saudi airports. Aramco has not yet responded to a request for
According to London Stock Exchange Group data, the main Saudi stock market index fell 2.5 percent on Thursday following the news about Aramco. Oil prices rose to their highest levels since May, driven by fears of an escalating conflict in the Middle East and its impact on oil supplies from the region, a major global crude exporter.
In the same context, Yahya Saree, the military spokesman for the Houthi group, said that the group launched attacks targeting Aramco facilities in the Red Sea city of Yanbu, in addition to the Saudi Ministry of Defense headquarters in the capital, Riyadh.
The coalition also announced on Thursday the interception of drones over Riyadh and Medina, which is located near Yanbu.
المصدر: Reuters
