Multiple witnesses told A FP o n Sunday (November 8, 2026) that Riyadh’s financial district was targeted and the area’s Aramco tower was damaged, after the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis said it had intercepted missiles launched by the group.
Two other witnesses confirmed seeing damage to the building. The attack comes hours after the Kingdom’s education ministry announced, late on Saturday (November 7, 2026), the return of in-person schooling after weeks of remote-learning in Riyadh following an earlier wave of strikes.
“Aramco tower in KAFD has been targeted, that’s the sure thing,” said one witness, referring to the King Abdullah Financial District. Coalition spokesperson Turki al-Malki, in a Sunday (November 8, 2026) morning social media post, said that “air defences intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi terrorist militia towards Riyadh”, as loud explosions were heard in the Saudi capital.
The Kingdom has been pressing allies for help as it comes under daily fire from the Houthis that recently seized swathes of the Red Sea coastline from the Riyadh-backed government. The Iran-backed Houthis seized the Yemeni capital Sanaa in 2014, with the Saudi-led coalition entering the conflict a year later in support of the government.
Multiple floors of the Aramco tower appeared to have sustained damage, said another witness, with glass shattered and damage to part of the tower’s facade visible.
