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Threats by Yemen's Houthis to hit Saudi Arabia again rattle Gulf bourses

Global Published 15 October 2026, 19:26 · archived 15 Oct 2026

Gulf markets ended lower on Thursday as the Houthis threatened more attacks on Saudi Arabia, putting the country’s benchmark index on track for a sixth weekly loss. The Saudi index dropped 0.3%, pulled down by a 3.1% slide in ACWA Power Company and 0.4% fall in oil behemoth Saudi Aramco. On Wednesday, Yemen’s Houthis pledged to keep attacking airports and oil facilities in the kingdom. The threat came a day after a Houthi strike caused extensive damage to Aramco’s headquarters in Dhahran, where a fire spread across several floors, three people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. ...

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