Middle East live: Riyadh's financial district targeted following deadly Saudi strikes in Yemen

Home Middle East Issued on: 08/11/2026 - 10:47Modified: 08/11/2026 - 10:59 The Aramco tower in Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District pictured on March 3, 2025. © Fayez Nureldine, AFP Riyadh’s Aramco Tower was damaged by falling debris on Sunday after the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi rebels intercepted two ballistic missiles headed for the capital’s financial district. The attack comes a day after Saudi ​air strikes killed at least 33 people near Sanaa. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments from the Middle East. Yesterday’s key developments: Yemen’s health ministry said at least 33 people were killed in Saudi air strikes near the capital Sanaa. Israel’s President Isaac Herzog chose former military chief Gadi Eisenkot to try to form a government after parliamentary elections left neither Eisenkot nor Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a clear path to building a majority in the Knesset. (FRANCE 24 with AP, AFP and Reuters) Keywords for this article