أَضْرَارٌ مَحْدُودَةٌ فِي مَبْنًى لِأَرَامْكُو بَعْدَ اعْتِرَاضِ صَوَارِيخَ
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أَعْلَنَتِ السُّلُطَاتُ السُّعُودِيَّةُ، يَوْمَ الْأَحَدِ ٨ نُوفَمْبَرَ ٢٠٢٦، اعْتِرَاضَ صَوَارِيخَ اسْتَهْدَفَتِ الرِّيَاضَ وَمَنَاطِقَ أُخْرَى. وَقَالَ التَّحَالُفُ الَّذِي تَقُودُهُ السُّعُودِيَّةُ إِنَّ دِفَاعَاتِهِ الْجَوِّيَّةَ اعْتَرَضَتْ صَارُوخَيْنِ بَالِسْتِيَّيْنِ وَصَارُوخَيْنِ مِنْ نَوْعِ كْرُوزْ، كَمَا اعْتَرَضَتْ صَارُوخًا بَالِسْتِيًّا آخَرَ كَانَ مُتَّجِهًا إِلَى جَنُوبِ الْبِلَادِ.
وَقَالَ مَسْؤُولٌ فِي وِزَارَةِ الطَّاقَةِ إِنَّ شَظَايَا سَقَطَتْ عَلَى مَبْنًى إِدَارِيٍّ تَابِعٍ لِشَرِكَةِ أَرَامْكُو فِي الرِّيَاضِ. وَتَسَبَّبَتِ الشَّظَايَا فِي أَضْرَارٍ مَحْدُودَةٍ، وَلَمْ تُسَجَّلْ إِصَابَاتٌ أَوْ وَفَيَاتٌ، بِحَسَبِ الْوِزَارَةِ. وَذَكَرَتْ وَكَالَةُ أَسُوشِيَيْتِدْ بْرِسْ أَنَّ شُهُودًا قَالُوا إِنَّ الْمَبْنَى يَقَعُ فِي الْحَيِّ الْمَالِيِّ بِالرِّيَاضِ.
وَاتَّهَمَ التَّحَالُفُ الْحُوثِيِّينَ بِإِطْلَاقِ الصَّوَارِيخِ الْبَالِسْتِيَّةِ، وَهُمْ جَمَاعَةٌ مُسَلَّحَةٌ فِي الْيَمَنِ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ هُنَاكَ إِعْلَانٌ فَوْرِيٌّ عَنْ تَبَنِّي هَجَمَاتِ يَوْمِ الْأَحَدِ، وَفْقًا لِأَسُوشِيَيْتِدْ بْرِسْ. وَجَاءَتِ الْحَادِثَةُ بَعْدَ غَارَاتٍ جَوِّيَّةٍ سُعُودِيَّةٍ قُرْبَ صَنْعَاءَ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ. وَقَالَ مَسْؤُولُونَ حُوثِيُّونَ إِنَّ الْغَارَاتِ قَتَلَتْ أُنَاسًا، وَهٰذَا التَّفْصِيلُ مَنْسُوبٌ إِلَيْهِمْ. وَتُظْهِرُ الْحَادِثَةُ أَنَّ التَّوَتُّرَ فِي الْمِنْطَقَةِ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يُؤَثِّرَ فِي الْمَدُنِ وَمَبَانِيهَا الْمَدَنِيَّةِ.
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Aramco Building Damaged After Missile Interceptions in Saudi Arabia
On Sunday, November 8, 2026, Saudi authorities announced that missiles aimed at Riyadh and other areas had been intercepted. The Saudi-led coalition said its air defenses intercepted two ballistic missiles and two cruise missiles, and also intercepted another ballistic missile heading toward the south of the country.
An official at the Energy Ministry said that fragments fell on an administrative building belonging to Aramco in Riyadh. The fragments caused limited damage, and no injuries or deaths were reported, according to the ministry. The Associated Press reported that witnesses said the building is in Riyadh’s financial district.
The coalition accused the Houthis, an armed group in Yemen, of launching the ballistic missiles. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Sunday’s attacks, according to the Associated Press. The incident followed Saudi airstrikes near Sanaa on Saturday. Houthi officials said the strikes killed people; that detail is attributed to them. The incident shows that regional tensions can affect cities and their civilian buildings.
Key Vocabulary
| Arabic | Part of speech | English |
|---|---|---|
| اِعْتِرَاضٌ | noun | interception |
| دِفَاعَاتٌ جَوِّيَّةٌ | noun phrase | air defenses |
| صَارُوخٌ بَالِسْتِيٌّ | noun phrase | ballistic missile |
| شَظَايَا | noun | fragments; debris |
| مَبْنًى إِدَارِيٌّ | noun phrase | administrative building |
| أَضْرَارٌ مَحْدُودَةٌ | noun phrase | limited damage |
| إِصَابَةٌ | noun | injury |
| اِتَّهَمَ | verb | accused |
| تَبَنِّي هَجْمَةٍ | noun phrase | claiming responsibility for an attack |
| غَارَةٌ جَوِّيَّةٌ | noun phrase | airstrike |
Sources
- The Associated Press: Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles as Aramco building in Riyadh is damaged, and other Mideast news
- Arab News: Aramco building in Riyadh sustains limited damage, ministry says
- Ahram Online: Aramco building in Riyadh targeted in attempted attack: Saudi Energy Ministry
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