Attack on Riyadh’s financial sector, damage to Tower of Aram

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२२ कार्तिक २०८३, आईतवार १५:२१November 8, 2026

Kathmandu. The attack on the financial sector of the Saudi capital Riyadh comes shortly after the Saudi-led coalition announced that the missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels had been neutralized.

The attack damaged the Aramco Tower there, witnesses told AFP on Sunday. “There is no doubt that the Aramco Tower in the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) was targeted,” an eyewitness said. Two other witnesses also confirmed that the building was damaged.TAG_OPEN_div_50

TAG_OPEN_div_48 According to another eyewitness, several floors of the Aramco Tower were damaged. The glass of the building was shattered and some parts of the outer structure were also damaged.

Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels have been fighting again since a 2022 ceasefire was broken in July during the long-running conflict in Yemen. The Houthi rebels have targeted Saudi Arabia’s airports, energy infrastructure and military infrastructure.

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels seized control of Yemen’s capital, Sana, in 2014. A year later, the Saudi-led coalition joined the conflict in support of the Yemeni government.

The King TAG_OPEN_div_42 Abdullah Financial District is considered to be a key symbol of Saudi Arabia’s economic and social reform campaign. It has high-rise glass buildings, luxury shops and green areas. The area, which also has residential buildings and a large metro station, is frequented by people during the morning rush hour.

The attack in the region is seen as a serious escalation of tensions in the conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels.TAG_OPEN_div_40

TAG_OPEN_div_38 The attack came hours after the Saudi Ministry of Education announced that schools in Riyadh would resume physical classes from Sunday night on Saturday night. Earlier, the school had been conducting online classes for weeks due to a series of attacks.

TAG_OPEN_div_36Turki al-Malki, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, said on social media on Sunday morning that two ballistic missiles fired by the Houthi group aimed at Riyadh had been intercepted and destroyed by air defense systems. Meanwhile, large explosions were heard in the Saudi capital.

Saudi Arabia, which is facing daily attacks from the Houthi rebels, has been pleading with allies for help. The Houthi rebels have recently seized a large part of the Red Sea coastline controlled by the Saudi-backed government.TAG_OPEN_div_34

Various Yemeni officials told AFP that thousands of Syrian soldiers are preparing to be deployed to Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Some of these troops have already reached the relevant areas.

According to the United Nations, more than TAG_OPEN_div_30 one thousand six hundred people have been killed and more than three hundred thousand displaced since the conflict erupted in Yemen.

The weak 2022 ceasefire agreement was broken after the Houthi rebels allowed Iranian aircraft to land in the capital Sanaa in violation of a ban on Yemeni airspace controlled by Saudi Arabia. A series of attacks followed.

} The Houthi rebels then declared a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia and attacked its ships, territory, and oil infrastructure. They launched an offensive and took control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coastline.