RIYADH: A Saudi Ministry of Energy official said on Sunday that an administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco in Riyadh was subjected to an attempted attack, and falling shrapnel caused limited damage to the building without any injuries or fatalities.

The official stated that there was “an attempted targeting of a Saudi Aramco building in Riyadh, which resulted in shrapnel falling on the building and causing limited damage to it without any injuries.”

Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed three missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi militia toward Riyadh and one toward the southern regions, the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said on Sunday.

A ballistic missile and drone targeting the Eastern Province were also intercepted, coalition spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said.

The coalition later said in two separate statements that it had also destroyed ballistic missile ‌launchers in Saada and Sanaa used by the Houthis in ‌Sunday’s attacks on Riyadh and the Eastern Province.

It also released footage of a cruise missile being intercepted in Saudi Arabia’s southern region.

The Saudi Civil Defense earlier issued alert warnings of potential danger in Riyadh City and Najran Provice, but lifted them shortly afterwards. The authority also raised warnings on Buqayq and Al-Ahsa Governorates and Dammam City but lifted them immediately after the danger has passed.

Multiple ⁠loud ​booms were ⁠heard in Riyadh, a Reuters witness said, shortly after the Saudi Civil Defense issued the alert.

The coalition has reported at least 15 ballistic and cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles intercepted or destroyed across the Kingdom this month.

On Saturday, air defenses destroyed a cruise missile launched toward Riyadh Region. A day earlier, two ballistic missiles targeting Najran were intercepted, with debris falling and authorities assessing possible damage. Two drones were also destroyed in Riyadh and Makkah regions on Nov. 6.

Other interceptions included a ballistic missile targeting Madinah Region on Nov. 5, three drones directed toward the southern, Eastern and Makkah regions on Nov. 3, and two drones and a ballistic missile targeting Riyadh and the southern region on Nov. 2.

The coalition also reported intercepting a drone and a ballistic missile aimed at the southern region on Nov. 1.

Airport attacks disrupt air travel

The latest attacks follow a series of Houthi strikes on Saudi airports, energy facilities and other infrastructure that have caused significant disruption to civilian aviation.

King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh suspended operations following attacks in October that killed and wounded civilians. Its closure was extended to allow safety inspections before operations gradually resumed under restrictions.

Several international airlines extended suspensions of services to Riyadh into November, while disruptions also affected airports in Dammam, Abha and Najran.

– with Reuters