Houthis announce second strike on Aramco facility in Riyadh within two weeks

Yemen's Houthi group announced on Saturday that it had targeted a facility belonging to Saudi oil company Aramco in the capital, Riyadh, using ballistic missiles and drones, in what the group described as the second time it has targeted the same facility within just two weeks.

No official confirmation or denial of the announced attack has been issued by the Saudi side or by Aramco as of this report's publication, and it has not been possible to independently verify whether actual damage occurred at the targeted facility.

The Houthi announcement comes amid escalating declared military exchanges between the group and Saudi Arabia, which has led a military coalition in Yemen for years. The repeated targeting of the same facility within a short period reflects the group's continued focus on vital economic targets inside Saudi territory.

The Houthi group did not provide further details on the scale of the attack or the number of missiles and drones used, nor has any official information been issued so far about possible casualties or human losses resulting from the announced strike.

The toll of the attack and its effect on Aramco's operations remain to be seen, amid the usual Saudi reticence over details of attacks targeting its oil facilities.