King Abdullah Financial District
Business district in northern Riyadh.
Shrapnel from intercepted Houthi missiles damaged Saudi Aramco's administrative tower in Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District on 8 November 2026, a Saudi Energy Ministry official said. Nobody was hurt.
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The King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) is Riyadh's main business district, in the Al-Aqeeq neighbourhood in the north of the capital. It covers about 1.6 million square metres across 95 buildings and hosts more than 75 regional headquarters of multinational companies.
It is owned by the Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund. Saudi Aramco's administrative tower stands in the district.
On 8 November 2026 shrapnel from intercepted missiles damaged the Aramco Tower, a Saudi Energy Ministry official said. The damage brought the Houthi missile campaign into the capital's financial quarter, and this time the government confirmed it rather than staying silent.
Houthi missile fire reaches the district
On Sunday 8 November 2026 shrapnel from intercepted Houthi missiles fell on the district and damaged Saudi Aramco's administrative tower. A Saudi Energy Ministry official confirmed the damage, and no injuries were reported.
In October Riyadh had stayed silent on Houthi claims of hits in the capital. On 8 November the energy ministry put the damage on record inside a district that hosts more than 75 regional headquarters of multinational companies and belongs to the Public Investment Fund. Yemen's Houthi-run health ministry said a strike near Sanaa had killed at least 33 people the day before.
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