Aramco Building In Riyadh Targeted In Attempted Attack: Saudi Arabia

Falling Shrapnel Causes Minor Damage; No Injuries Or Fatalities Reported

By : AFP

Update: 2026-11-08 09:58 GMT

Aramco is Saudi Arabia's national oil company with crude reserves of about 265 billion barrels which is over 15 per cent of all global oil deposits.

Riyadh:- Saudi Arabia's energy ministry said on Sunday that an Aramco building in Riyadh was targeted during an attempted attack.

The ministry said in a statement that "an administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco in Riyadh was subjected to an attempted attack today", adding that falling shrapnel caused minor damage to the building, "with no injuries or fatalities reported".