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Houthis claim strike on Saudi energy facility as Yemen fighting intensifies

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

Smoke and fire seen near an Aramco site in Riyadh as Houthis allege precise missile and drone strikes.

Key facts

  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:33:49 UTC.

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Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Flames, smoke at Aramco facility south of Saudi capital

  2. Houthis claim strike on oil facilty near Riyadh, accuse Saudi forces of pounding Yemen's capital

  3. Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Aramco facility in Riyadh with missiles, drones

  4. Iran war live: Yemeni forces strike Sanaa as Trump warns Tehran of hard way

  5. Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Indonesia's Sumbawa region, GFZ says

  6. China slams US panel’s ‘genocide’ claim after Starbucks opens first Xinjiang stores

  7. Houthis claim strike on Saudi energy facility as Yemen fighting intensifies

Sources

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