Saudi Arabia has shot down multiple missiles fired at its capital and other locations, with debris from the attempted strikes damaging a structure controlled by state oil giant Saudi Aramco in Riyadh.
The incident took place in the early hours of Sunday, November 8, 2026, after reports of loud explosions in the Saudi capital and security alerts by the country’s Civil Defence agencies.
The destroyed building is in the King Abdullah Financial District, a significant business and financial hub in Riyadh. Witnesses said glass were shattered on numerous floors of the building.
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said falling shrapnel caused minor damage to the administrative building but insisted that there were no casualties.
The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi rebels said its air defence systems had intercepted ballistic and cruise missiles targeting Riyadh and other parts of the kingdom. It also said it intercepted another ballistic missile aimed toward the country’s southern region.
The Houthi’s military spokesman, Yahya Saree, claimed the operation, saying they targeted Riyadh’s business area in retribution for recent Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen.
The new exchange comes after Saudi bombings Saturday near Sanaa, the Houthi-controlled capital of Yemen. The Houthi authorities said the assaults killed dozens of individuals, although the casualty statistics could not be independently corroborated.
At the same time, heightened regional tensions have renewed concerns about the security of commercial ships and energy facilities in the Middle East.
Separately, the United Arab Emirates said it had rescued 22 crew members from a cargo ship that caught fire in the Sea of Oman. All the crew members rescued, who are of Arab nationality, were reported to be in stable condition after they received first aid.
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The British maritime security organization, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), also said that a tanker was on fire about eight nautical miles northwest of Khasab, Oman. It wasn’t immediately clear if the vessel was the same ship involved in the UAE rescue mission.
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog asked opposition leader and ex-military chief Gadi Eisenkot to build the country’s next cabinet after political parties consulted with him following the October 27 general election.
The ruling is another blow to outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose political party did not win a parliamentary majority.
The findings come amid increased confrontations between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis and broader regional concerns affecting energy supply, international trade and security across the Middle East.
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