An administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco in Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District was damaged on Sunday during a Houthi attack on the Saudi capital, with the kingdom's Energy Ministry saying falling shrapnel caused minor damage and no injuries or fatalities.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said air defences intercepted ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh, while Reuters reported windows were blown out across several floors of the Aramco tower.
AFP cited witnesses who also reported damage to the skyscraper, including one who said a projectile appeared to strike the building but could not identify what type it was.
The Saudi Energy Ministry did not say that a missile directly struck the tower, instead describing the incident as an attempted attack in which falling shrapnel damaged the building.
That distinction differs from some initial accounts describing a direct missile strike and leaves the precise mechanism of the damage unconfirmed.
The Houthis later claimed operations involving ballistic and cruise missiles and drones against several targets in Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh's financial district, Riyadh airport and Aramco facilities.
Saudi authorities did not immediately confirm the group's additional claims concerning the airport and other targets.
The coalition also reported intercepting a missile over Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, where Aramco's main headquarters and much of the kingdom's oil and gas industry are located.
Sunday's attack extends a renewed exchange of strikes between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis after fighting intensified again in July following the breakdown of the 2022 truce that had sharply reduced direct hostilities.
Aramco facilities, Saudi airports and other infrastructure have been targeted repeatedly in recent months, while Saudi-led forces have carried out airstrikes against Houthi-held areas of Yemen.
The latest attack came one day after Yemen's Houthi-run Health Ministry said Saudi airstrikes near Sanaa killed at least 33 people.
Saudi authorities said they were investigating that report.
The renewed attacks are testing Saudi Arabia's extensive air-defence network despite the kingdom's high level of military expenditure.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute estimates that Saudi Arabia spent $83.2 billion on its military in 2025, an increase of 1.4% from 2024 and the eighth-highest military expenditure globally.
Schools in Riyadh were also returning to in-person classes on Sunday after weeks of remote learning linked to earlier attacks, underscoring the broader disruption caused by the renewed cross-border fighting.
The King Abdullah Financial District houses major Saudi and international companies as well as the Public Investment Fund and Saudi stock exchange, making the damage there a significant expansion of the locations affected by the current campaign.