RIYADH, October 14, 2026 (DAILYNWZ) — Yemen’s Houthi movement has threatened further attacks on Saudi airports and oil infrastructure after claiming strikes on Saudi Aramco facilities, raising the risk of wider disruption to the kingdom’s energy industry and aviation as the regional conflict escalates.
The Iran-aligned group said on Wednesday it had launched ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones at Aramco facilities in the eastern city of Dhahran, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and an Aramco refinery in the Saudi capital. It did not specify when the attacks took place.
The Houthis also said they had struck Aramco’s headquarters in Dhahran, which was hit on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said that attack caused a limited fire but no casualties. A company source told Reuters that a ballistic missile hit the complex, damaging the top three floors of an office tower.
The group urged international shipping companies, civilians and workers to evacuate airports and oil facilities, which it declared legitimate military targets.
Saudi Arabia has faced a growing number of Houthi attacks over the past week. A strike on Riyadh’s international airport on Saturday killed 13 people, making it the deadliest attack in the kingdom in a decade, according to the source report.
“Missile Intercepted Over Riyadh”
The Saudi-led coalition said on Wednesday it had intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis towards Riyadh. Several loud booms were heard in the capital.
Saudi authorities had earlier issued an alert warning of a possible aerial threat before lifting it, a witness said. It was not immediately clear what caused the explosions, and authorities did not immediately comment on their source.
Riyadh’s international airport has been attacked four times. Authorities have closed it until October 17, and airlines have cancelled flights to Saudi Arabia.
The latest escalation threatens to complicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s plans to transform and diversify the Saudi economy and reduce its dependence on oil. The Aramco complex in Dhahran houses a major operations centre overseeing the company’s extensive network of onshore and offshore oil rigs, pipelines, refineries and export terminals.
“Conflict Spreads Beyond Yemen”
The Houthis say their attacks are retaliation for Saudi Arabia’s support for Yemeni government forces in a war that restarted last month amid the confrontation between the United States and Iran in the Gulf.
Saudi Arabia intervened in Yemen’s civil war in 2015 to support the internationally recognised government after the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa. Riyadh had cited concerns over growing Iranian influence and the prospect of instability along its borders.
A United Nations-brokered truce in 2022 brought a period of fragile calm between the warring sides, but that relative peace has broken down this year.
The latest threats place Saudi energy infrastructure and transport links under renewed pressure, while the expanding confrontation raises further uncertainty for regional security and global oil supplies.