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Saudi Arabia lifts alerts in Eastern Province after missile interception
Saudi Arabia’s civil defence lifted alerts across parts of the Eastern Province, including Dhahran, Dammam, Abqaiq and Al-Ahsa.
The warning had said there was a potential danger, but officials later said it had passed.
Dhahran is home to the headquarters of Saudi Aramco, and the province holds most of Saudi Arabia’s oil and gas reserves.
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile aimed at the Eastern region shortly after the all-clear.
Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi group has been firing missiles and drones at Saudi airports, ports and oil facilities.
The attacks put pressure on Saudi Arabia’s key energy sites amid the wider war involving the United States, Israel and Iran.
The alerts were lifted, and no further steps were specified.
Saudi Arabia’s civil defence lifted alerts in several parts of the Eastern Province after warning of potential danger.
The all-clear covered Dhahran, Dammam, Abqaiq and Al-Ahsa governorate.
The Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted a ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi group towards the Eastern region.
The alerts came amid continuing Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
Dhahran is home to the headquarters of Saudi Aramco.
- Who
- Saudi Arabia’s civil defence issued and lifted the alerts; the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a missile launched by the Houthi group.
- What
- Alerts warning of potential danger were lifted after the civil defence declared the danger had passed. The coalition said it intercepted a ballistic missile.
- When
- Sunday, November 8, 2026.
- Where
- Dhahran, Dammam, Abqaiq and Al-Ahsa governorate in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
- Why
- The alerts warned of potential threats. The coalition said a Houthi-launched ballistic missile had been headed towards the Eastern region.
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Saudi Arabia’s civil defence warned of potential danger in several areas, including Dhahran.
Civil defence lifted the alerts in Dhahran, Dammam, Abqaiq and Al-Ahsa governorate.
The Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted a ballistic missile launched towards the Eastern region.
- Alerted areas
- Dhahran, Dammam, Abqaiq and Al-Ahsa governorate
- Region
- Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
- Missile target
- Saudi Arabia’s Eastern region
- Missile type
- Ballistic missile
- Missile launch group
- Yemen’s Houthi group
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What people are saying
the danger has passed