Houthi attack on Aramco facility in Saudi Arabia (coalition)

An attack by Houthi rebels targeted a facility of oil giant Aramco in Jizan, southern Saudi Arabia, the Riyadh-led coalition in Yemen said in a statement on Saturday.

The rebels also targeted a desalination plant in Al-Shaqeeq, according to a statement from the coalition, quoted by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

The coalition said four drones were intercepted and destroyed in the south near Yemen.

This region is regularly the target of Huthi drone and missile attacks.

She then announced that the Dhahran Al-Janoub power plant, near Jizan, had also been attacked. The SPA released photos and a video clip showing firefighters battling a blaze at the site.

The latest announcement comes following an oil refinery in the Saudi capital Riyadh was attacked on March 10 by a drone, an operation claimed by the Houthis.

Earlier this week, the Houthis rejected an invitation from the Gulf Cooperation Council made up of six regional countries to participate in talks on the Yemen conflict, which will be held in Riyadh from March 29.

Saudi Arabia leads a military coalition in Yemen in support of the internationally recognized government, which has been engaged in a bloody conflict once morest the Iran-backed Houthis since mid-2014

The war has left hundreds of thousands dead while millions have been forced to flee their homes in what the United Nations has called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

On Wednesday, the UN expressed disappointment following a donors’ conference raised $1.3 billion, well below the stated target of $4.27 billion.

Houthi rebels often target airports and oil installations in Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s biggest oil exporters, amid the kingdom’s leadership of the military coalition once morest them.

This latest attack comes as Aramco prepares to announce its 2021 results on Sunday.

World oil markets are very nervous regarding the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on energy supplies.

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