The Aramco Tower in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District has sustained damage following a wave of missile attacks targeting the Saudi capital, with Pakistani workers in Riyadh separately confirming the damage to BPI News.
Multiple witnesses reported seeing damage to the building following loud explosions across the capital as Saudi air defences intercepted missiles during the latest escalation with Yemen’s Houthis.
One witness told AFP that the “Aramco tower in KAFD has been targeted”, while two other witnesses also reported seeing damage to the building.
BPI News has independently spoken to Pakistani workers based in Riyadh who confirmed that the Aramco Tower had been damaged following the explosions.
Saudi authorities have not yet issued a detailed assessment of the damage or established whether the tower was directly struck by a missile, hit by missile fragments or damaged by debris from an interception.
There has also been no official confirmation of casualties at the building.
Saudi Arabia Intercepts Two Houthi Ballistic Missiles
The Saudi-led coalition said air defences intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthis towards Riyadh.
Coalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Maliki announced the interceptions after a series of loud explosions were heard across the Saudi capital.
Saudi Civil Defence issued an alert for the Riyadh region shortly before the explosions and later announced that the immediate danger had passed.
Less than an hour later, the coalition announced that air defences had intercepted and destroyed two additional cruise missiles over the Riyadh and southern regions.
The coalition did not initially specify the origin of those cruise missiles.
Damage Confirmed At Aramco Tower
The damaged building is the Aramco Tower in the King Abdullah Financial District, one of Riyadh’s most prominent commercial and financial developments.
Witness accounts from the area indicated visible damage following the missile interceptions.
Alongside reports carried by international media, Pakistani workers who spoke directly to BPI News from Riyadh confirmed that damage was visible at the Aramco Tower.
The precise cause of that damage remains unclear.
Saudi air defence interceptions can produce falling missile and interceptor debris, particularly when engagements take place over populated areas.
Without an official Saudi assessment, it remains unclear whether the Aramco Tower itself was successfully struck by an incoming missile or whether the damage resulted from falling debris.
No Casualties Confirmed At Building
There was no immediate official announcement of deaths or injuries connected with the damage to the Aramco Tower.
Saudi authorities had also not released details regarding the extent of the structural damage at the time of reporting.
The King Abdullah Financial District contains offices, residential towers, hotels and financial institutions and has become one of the most recognisable parts of Riyadh’s modern skyline.
Missile Intercepted Towards Eastern Province
The attacks on Riyadh followed a separate interception earlier on Sunday involving a ballistic missile fired towards Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
The Eastern Province contains some of the kingdom’s most important oil and energy infrastructure, including major Saudi Aramco operations.
Saudi authorities said the missile was intercepted before reaching its intended target.
Saudi-Houthi Fighting Intensifies
The latest attack comes amid renewed and increasingly intense fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis.
The Houthis have targeted Saudi airports, ports, cities and energy infrastructure with missiles and drones since hostilities escalated again, while the Saudi-led coalition has carried out air strikes against targets across Yemen.
A day before the latest attack on Riyadh, the Houthi-run health ministry said Saudi air strikes had killed at least 33 people near the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.
Saudi authorities said they were investigating those reports.
