Saudi Aramco tells staff to evacuate Dhahran headquarters as Houthi clashes continue

Summary

Saudi state oil company Aramco has told staff to evacuate its headquarters in Dhahran on the Gulf and work remotely, six people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday, as fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis intensifies. Clashes between the Houthis and a Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen's internationally recognised government have raged since the group pushed towards Bab el-Mandeb, a shipping chokepoint at the mouth of the Red Sea. The evacuation instruction follows a wave of Houthi attacks on the kingdom that targeted the company and Saudi airports. NDTV reports the Aramco evacuation instruction and says Houthi attacks on Saudi civilian infrastructure have reached an unprecedented scale.

Timeline

1. Middle East Eye

   22 Oct 2026, 15:35 UTCSource ↗

   Reports, citing six people with knowledge of the matter who spoke to Reuters, that Saudi Aramco has told staff to evacuate its Dhahran headquarters and work remotely as fighting with the Houthis intensifies.

2. NDTV

   22 Oct 2026, 18:58 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Saudi Aramco has told staff to evacuate its headquarters amid Yemen tensions, and says Houthi attacks on Saudi civilian infrastructure have reached an unprecedented scale.