Oil facility near Yemen capital Sanaa hit by Saudi Arabia, Houthis say

Houthi media reported that Saudi Arabia struck an oil facility near Sanaa on Tuesday, after the Saudi-led coalition ordered civilians to evacuate the site. An AFP correspondent in Sanaa reported hearing an explosion, while a breaking news alert on the Houthis' Al-Masirah TV said "Saudi aggression targets the oil company in Al-Sabaha, west of Sanaa". The Saudi-led coalition had previously signalled an imminent attack, warning civilians in the surrounding area to get out. Read moreFrench embassy in Riyadh tells citizens to avoid Saudi airports targeted by Houthis After a series of attacks on Saudi Arabia's airports and oil facilities, it was the first time the coalition battling the Houthis has issued an evacuation order for Yemen's Sanaa since their war flared up again in July. The coalition demanded "that civilians evacuate the site of the Yemen Petroleum Company, the al-Sabaha Central Station in Sanaa... for their own safety", said spokesman Turki al-Maliki on X, referring to a site on the western outskirts of the capital. The Houthis issued a swift warning that a strike would be met with a "tough and painful response", telling employees to evacuate Saudi oil giant Aramco faciliti...