A raging fire has been reported at an oil depot in the Saudi city of Jeddah with Yemen’s Houthis rebels acknowledging they had launched a series of attacks on the kingdom.
Saudi state media on Friday reported a string of drone and rocket attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group and a huge plume of black smoke was seen rising in Jeddah which is due to host a Formula One race on Sunday.
“Another heinous crime against Saudi Arabia, which aims to further affect global energy security at a time of turmoil for the whole world,” Albanian PM Edi Rama said in a post on social media on Friday. “Albania stands with Saudi Arabia and calls on all UN members to resolutely condemn the terrorist, the organization behind such attacks,” Rama said.
While Saudi Arabia and state-run Saudi Aramco did not immediately acknowledge the blaze, it appeared to be centered on the same fuel depot that the Houthis attacked in recent days.
Later on Friday, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the group attacked Aramco’s facilities with missiles and the Ras Tanura and Rabigh refineries with drones. /Argumentum.al
