Saudi Aramco told staff to evacuate its Dhahran headquarters, six people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The Houthis said they attacked Saudi Arabia's defense ministry in Riyadh, Aramco facilities in Yanbu and airports in Abha and Dammam; authorities said an attack on Dammam's King Fahd airport killed two people, including an Indian national, after debris at an oil field killed two others. The US has ordered some diplomats out of Saudi Arabia, while the IMF said the economic impact on the kingdom has so far been limited.
Saudi Arabia canceled its Future Investment Initiative, known as Davos in the Desert, because of Houthi strikes, while the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted drones aimed at the kingdom. The Houthis said they targeted a Saudi position in Aden and a base at Al Mukalla airport. Britain is deploying Typhoon jets to help defend Saudi Arabia, and Egypt's president said Cairo's support would defend Saudi territory without attacking Yemen.
Macron made an unannounced stop in Riyadh to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which his office called a show of solidarity against Houthi attacks, and secured extra diesel supplies. He earlier concluded a state visit to Qatar with a gas deal, as he seeks to ease fuel costs behind protests at home.
Britain's Ministry of Defence said RAF Typhoon jets will fly defensive missions to protect Saudi cities and critical infrastructure from Houthi air attacks, without carrying out offensive strikes. Saudi forces said they intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh, and the Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed the launcher.
Saudi Arabia postponed its Future Investment Initiative conference, due next week, amid escalating Houthi missile and drone attacks on the kingdom, according to the Financial Times and CNBC.
Yemen's Houthis said they struck Riyadh's airport and other Saudi sites, making Yemen one of the most active fronts in the regional war. Indian airlines cancelled and diverted Riyadh flights, and a BMX qualifier for the 2028 Olympics was cancelled.
Rights groups warn a young man faces imminent execution in Saudi Arabia for attending protests and funerals when he was 15, calling it a 'new low'. Sri Lanka separately appealed to Riyadh to overturn a migrant worker's death sentence.
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a missile aimed at Medina, which the Houthis denied launching, and its civil defense said debris from intercepted Houthi cruise missiles injured four people in Riyadh and damaged 15 homes. Separately, the Houthis claimed to have shot down a Saudi Eurofighter Typhoon over Saada; Saudi authorities did not comment.
The Saudi air force struck a fuel depot near Sanaa, and the Houthis responded with missiles aimed at Riyadh, Dammam and other cities. Debris from intercepted cruise missiles injured four people in Riyadh, including a child, and damaged 15 homes, while an intercept over Dhahran set part of a Saudi Aramco administrative building on fire.
The Saudi air force struck a fuel depot near Sanaa, and the Houthis responded by firing missiles at several Saudi cities, including Riyadh and Dammam. In Dhahran, a Saudi Aramco administrative building partly burned after Saudi forces intercepted a missile over the city. The Houthis also said they targeted Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport for a third day running.
The Houthis said they hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with a ballistic missile for a third straight day, and also targeted King Fahd International Airport in Dammam. An Indian national injured in an earlier strike died, bringing the reported death toll to 13, and Riyadh's skies were reported largely empty.
A Houthi missile attack struck Terminal 3 of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam was also targeted. Reports put the toll at 12 dead and 309 injured, rising to 13 after an injured Indian national died, according to his embassy.
Yemen's Houthi forces claimed attacks on Abha International Airport and Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport. Three civilians were killed and 36 injured.
Yemen's Houthi forces claimed attacks on Abha and Riyadh's King Khalid international airports that killed three civilians and injured 36 since the previous day. Earlier strikes on Najran and Jizan airports caused material damage and wounded three people.
Turkey and Pakistan agreed to deploy troops under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement to support Saudi and Yemeni forces fighting the Houthis. The alliance said it would activate collective deterrence measures.