Yemen front and the region
Aramco evacuates Dhahran headquarters as India condemns killing of citizen in Dammam attack
Aramco ordered the evacuation of its Dhahran headquarters after Houthi attacks killed 4 people in Dammam and at the Shaybah oilfield. Condemnations came from Bahrain, the UAE, Qatar and India. In Taiz, both sides traded accusations of shelling civilian areas.
Summary
- ConfirmedAramco orders staff to leave its Dhahran headquarters until further notice.
- Confirmed4 killed in the Dammam airport and Shaybah oilfield attacks, including an Indian, a Filipino and a Nepali.
- ConfirmedBahrain, the UAE, Qatar and India condemn Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
- AttributedYahya Saree accuses Saudi Arabia of targeting a yacht carrying 14 Indians near Zuqar Island.
- AttributedMutual accusations of shelling civilians in Taiz and Hajjah.
killed in the Dammam airport and Shaybah oilfield attacks, per Saudi authorities
Al-Monitor 13:15ZIndians aboard the yacht the Houthis say Saudi Arabia targeted
Business Today 13:13ZDevelopments in this window
- ConfirmedGulf
Bahrain, UAE and Qatar condemn Dammam and Shaybah attacks
Bahrain, the UAE and Qatar condemned the Houthi attacks on Dammam airport and the Shaybah oilfield. Bahrain's foreign ministry said the attacks killed a Saudi citizen and 3 Asian residents and injured 10. According to the Saudi energy ministry, debris from a drone intercepted over Shaybah killed a Filipino and a Nepali.
- UnverifiedTaiz and Hajjah
Houthi media: 2 women killed, 9 injured in Saudi strikes on Taiz and Hajjah
Sanaa-affiliated Almotamar.net said two women were killed and 9 civilians, including a girl, injured in Saudi strikes on Taiz and Hajjah. We could not read the full text, and the coalition has not commented.
Source: almotamar.net - AttributedTaiz
Local sources: Houthi drone hits school and mosque in Jabal Sabr
Local sources said a Houthi drone struck a school and a mosque in al-Najd village, Mashra'a wa Hadnan district. There is no confirmed information on casualties or damage.
Source: tihama24.com - ConfirmedSaudi Arabia
Aramco evacuates its Dhahran headquarters
Saudi Aramco ordered staff to evacuate its main headquarters in Dhahran as Houthi attacks escalate. The move follows attacks on Dammam airport and the Shaybah oilfield. The company did not say how long the evacuation will last.
Source: Al-Monitor The Detroit News / Reuters - AttributedRed Sea
Houthis: Saudi Arabia targeted yacht carrying 14 Indians near Zuqar
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said Saudi Arabia targeted a yacht carrying 14 Indians near Zuqar Island and that his forces rescued those on board. There was no Saudi or Indian comment. The circumstances and the passengers' condition remain unclear.
Source: Business Today - ConfirmedDammam
India condemns attacks after citizen killed at Dammam airport
India's foreign ministry condemned Houthi attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. One Indian was killed and two injured in the Dammam airport attack, and another was hurt by drone debris over Shaybah. New Delhi called the targeting completely unacceptable.
Source: Pragativadi Business Today