Aramco Tower
Saudi Aramco's administrative tower in Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District.
Falling shrapnel damaged Aramco Tower in Riyadh on Sunday 8 November 2026, a Saudi Energy Ministry official said, with no injuries. A Reuters witness saw windows blown out across several floors as the Saudi-led Coalition reported intercepting Houthi missiles.
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Aramco Tower is the administrative building of Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's national oil company, in Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District.
The tower is a mixed-use building, 160 metres tall with 32 floors, completed in 2016. It is one of the high-rise office buildings of the King Abdullah Financial District, Riyadh's business quarter.
On 8 November 2026 shrapnel from intercepted Houthi missiles damaged the tower. A Saudi Energy Ministry official called the damage minor and reported no injuries, a rare Saudi admission of Houthi damage in Riyadh. A month earlier Riyadh had left unconfirmed Houthi claims to have hit its Defence Ministry. This time the government put damage in its own capital on record.
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Shrapnel struck the tower on Sunday 8 November 2026, a Saudi Ministry of Energy official said. The official called the damage minor and said nobody was hurt. A Reuters witness saw windows blown out across several floors. The Saudi-led Coalition said it had intercepted Houthi ballistic and Cruise Missiles aimed at Riyadh, the south and the Eastern Province.
In October Riyadh never confirmed Houthi claims to have hit its Defence Ministry; this time Saudi Arabia's own energy ministry reported harm to Aramco's administrative tower. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed six operations against Aramco sites and Saudi positions, but did not name the Building. The tower stands in the King Abdullah Financial District, so the debris fell on the capital's financial quarter.
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