INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
petroleum products distribution station in Jeddah was hit, causing a fire in two storage tanks but no casualties.A huge plume of black smoke
could be seen rising over the Red Sea city where the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is taking place this weekend, an eyewitness said.The
holy month of Ramadan.The coalition has repeatedly said it is exercising self-restraint in the face of the attacks, but launched a military
operation in Yemen early on Saturday saying it aimed to protect global energy sources and ensure supply chains.A coalition statement on
state media on Friday said the fire had been brought under control
Flames could still be seen in live footage aired by Saudi-owned Ekhbariya television channel.The Saudi energy ministry said the kingdom
from such attacks, state news agency SPA reported, citing an official in the ministry.The ministry blamed Iran for continuing to arm the
L2N2VT00HThe attacks came as Jeddah was hosting the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
The dense black smoke could be seen from the race circuit, a Reuters witness said.Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali told drivers and team
a string of Houthi drone and rocket attacks
plant.The Houthi escalation comes as the United Nations special envoy tries to secure a temporary truce for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
Antony Blinken condemned the attacks on ally Saudi Arabia, and said the United States would continue to work with Riyadh to strengthen its
bringing needed life-saving relief to the Yemeni people ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, the Houthis continue their destructive behaviour
temporary drop in output at a refinery and a fire at a petroleum products distribution terminal
On March 11, the group targeted a refinery in Riyadh, causing a small fire.The coalition intervened in Yemen in March 2015 after the Houthis
ousted the Saudi-backed government from the capital, Sanaa, in late 2014.The conflict, widely seen as a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and
Iran, has killed tens of thousands of people and pushed Yemen to the brink of famine
The Houthis say they are fighting a corrupt system and foreign aggression.Source: Reuters-Agencies
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