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Debris damages Aramco tower in Riyadh after Houthi missile attacks
Falling debris damaged a Saudi Aramco building in Riyadh on Sunday, breaking windows across several floors of its tower.
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said the building sustained limited damage and no injuries or deaths were reported.
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted missiles launched towards Riyadh and other parts of the kingdom; its statements cited both ballistic and cruise missiles.
The attacks come as fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis has escalated after a 2022 truce collapsed and hostilities resumed.
The Houthis have controlled Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, since 2014, while Saudi Arabia has led a coalition backing Yemen’s internationally recognised government.
The strike’s impact on Riyadh’s financial district, which includes homes and a busy metro station, raises concern about attacks reaching civilian areas.
Saudi authorities said they responded to the incident, and an earlier warning that the danger had passed was later lifted.
Falling debris damaged an administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco in Riyadh on Sunday.
The Saudi Energy Ministry said the damage was minor and no injuries or deaths were reported.
A Reuters witness saw windows blown out across several floors of the Aramco Tower in the King Abdullah Financial District.
The damage followed missile attacks on Riyadh, with the Saudi-led coalition saying it intercepted two ballistic missiles launched towards the city.
The incident occurred amid renewed fighting between the Saudi-led coalition and Yemen’s Houthis.
- Who
- Saudi Aramco’s administrative building was damaged. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthis.
- What
- Falling debris caused minor damage to the building. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
- When
- Sunday, November 8, 2026.
- Where
- The Aramco Tower in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- The damage followed an attempted attack and missile interceptions. The sources do not state what caused the debris to fall.
Saudi-led coalition
Houthis
Missile attacks
Saudi-led coalition
The coalition said its air defences intercepted two ballistic missiles launched towards Riyadh.
Houthis
Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said the Houthis had carried out operations targeting Aramco facilities, Riyadh airport and Saudi military positions.
Wider conflict
Saudi-led coalition
The coalition is fighting the Houthis amid renewed military operations in Yemen.
Houthis
The Houthis said Saudi-led coalition air strikes had killed civilians in attacks near Sanaa; the coalition had not immediately commented on those reported strikes.
Yemen’s Houthi-run Health Ministry said Saudi-led coalition air strikes had killed at least 33 people near Sanaa.
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted two ballistic missiles launched towards Riyadh.
Falling debris damaged an Aramco administrative building in Riyadh, with no injuries or fatalities reported.
- Building
- Saudi Aramco administrative building, Aramco Tower
- District
- King Abdullah Financial District, Riyadh
- Damage
- Minor damage caused by falling debris
- Casualties
- No injuries or fatalities reported
- Missiles
- Two ballistic missiles intercepted towards Riyadh, according to the Saudi-led coalition
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What people are saying
The incident resulted in falling shrapnel that caused minor damage to the building, with no injuries or fatalities reported, thankfully.
air defences intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi terrorist militia towards Riyadh
Aramco tower in KAFD has been targeted, that's the sure thing
the coalition had carried out 105 air strikes and missile attacks over 24 hours