A small fire broke out after an Aramco administrative building in Dhahran was targeted
- 2026-10-14
- 05:33:45
Riyadh – The Saudi Ministry of Energy reported that an administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, in the Eastern Province, was targeted, resulting in a small fire at the site.
The Saudi Press Agency quoted an official source at the Ministry as saying that the relevant authorities responded immediately to the incident and took the necessary measures to control the situation. The source confirmed that there were no injuries or fatalities among employees or those present in the area.
Meanwhile, the Saudi Civil Defense announced that debris fell after two cruise missiles were intercepted in Riyadh, resulting in four injuries and minor material damage to 15 residential buildings.
In a related development, the official spokesman for the Saudi Ministry of Defense, Major General Turki al-Maliki, announced that air defenses intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi group towards Dhahran. He noted that some of the intercepted debris fell in a residential area of Dhahran.
Saudi Arabia announced earlier on Tuesday that it had intercepted and destroyed three cruise missiles and two drones in the Riyadh region and the southern region of the Kingdom, as well as intercepting and destroying two other ballistic missiles, one of which was headed towards Haradh in Al-Ahsa Governorate in the Eastern Province.