Saudi-led coalition says Riyadh was hit by drone and missile attacks

Corroborated · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · 2026-11-07 22:15 UTC

The Saudi-led coalition says Riyadh was hit by two attacks with drones and missiles since the morning, and Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni reports explosions in Riyadh and other Saudi cities on Saturday evening. Middle East Eye, citing AFP witnesses, reports that Riyadh's financial district was targeted and an Aramco building damaged on Sunday after the coalition said it intercepted missiles over Riyadh.

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Corroborated: 2 independent sources.

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Independently reported

• What happened: Attack (means not stated) · 2 origins
• Place: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · 2 origins

Reported by one source or disputed

• Time: 8 Nov (local date) · 1 origin
• Target: Aramco building in Riyadh · 1 origin

Sources

• الخبر اليمني, 2026-11-07 22:15 UTC
• Middle East Eye, 2026-11-08 08:00 UTC

Changes

Changed once. This event in the corrections and audit log

• 2026-11-08 06:23 UTC: Unverified
• 2026-11-08 08:09 UTC: Unverified to Corroborated

First reported 2026-11-07 22:15 UTC · Last updated 2026-11-08 08:09 UTC

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