Saudi Arabia says danger passed in Riyadh after alert, day after Houthi attack

Saudi Arabia's civil ​defence authorities said danger ​had passed in ‌the capital ​Riyadh on Monday, minutes after raising an alert, a day after an ‌attack by Yemen's Houthis damaged an office building of oil giant Aramco in the city.

On Sunday, debris from an attempted ‌attack blew out windows across several floors of Aramco Tower ‌in Riyadh's financial district. The Saudi energy ministry said the damage was limited and there were no casualties, while the Saudi-led coalition said ⁠it had ​intercepted Houthi ⁠missiles over the capital.

The Houthis, who claimed responsibility for Sunday's attack, have ⁠stepped up missile and drone strikes on Saudi airports, ports ​and oil facilities. Hostilities between the kingdom and the Iran-aligned ⁠group resumed in July, opening another front in the wider Middle ⁠East war ​triggered by US and Israeli attacks on Iran in February.

Saudi Arabia has responded with airstrikes against ⁠Houthi targets in Yemen. The renewed fighting has shattered a 2022 UN-brokered ⁠truce ⁠that had largely halted hostilities between the kingdom and the group.