These attacks come on the eve of the seventh anniversary of the intervention of a military coalition led by Riyadh in Yemen to fight the Houthi rebels, close to Iran.
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Yemeni Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a series of attacks in Saudi Arabia on Friday March 25. One of them caused a gigantic fire on an oil giant Aramco’s installation in Jeddah. the fire “was brought under control and caused no casualties”assured the coalition military led by Riyadh at the start of the evening. He wouldn’t have “no impact on activities in the city of Jeddah”, with particular reference to the nearby Formula 1 circuit where the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is to be held on Sunday. The attack targeted “tanks of petroleum products” from Aramco.
These attacks come on the eve of the seventh anniversary of the intervention of the military coalition led by Saudi Arabia in Yemen to fight the Houthi rebels, close to Iran. In their statement, the Houthis say they have carried out a total of 16 attacks.
They come as oil prices have risen sharply since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 and global supplies have been disrupted as Russia is hit by Western sanctions. “Saudi Arabia will not take responsibility for any shortage of oil supply in world markets in light of attacks on its oil facilities”assured the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.