Saudi Arabia and its state-run oil Saudi Aramco did not immediately acknowledge the blaze.
The North Jeddah Bulk Plant stores diesel, petrol and jet fuel for use in the city. The attacks targeted “Aramco facilities in Jeddah and vital facilities in the capital of the Saudi enemy, Riyadh”, tweeted Saree. Facilities of oil giant Aramco were also attacked in Jizan, Najran, Ras Tanura and Rabigh with “a large number of drones”, he added. On Saturday, Saudi state media said the coalition fighting in Yemen had begun a military operation – including air attacks on Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, and the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah – to stop attacks on its oil facilities and “protect global energy sources”. Saudi state television acknowledged attacks in the town of Dhahran that hit water tanks and damaged vehicles and houses. Yemen’s Houthis rebels have acknowledged a series of attacks on Saudi Arabia after state media in the kingdom reported rocket and drone strikes targeting an oil depot in Jeddah and other facilities in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia announces ‘military operation’ in Yemen following series of drone and rocket attacks on the kingdom.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have attacked an oil depot in the Saudi city of Jiddah ahead of a Formula One race in the kingdom.
“While the facility also supplies the Saudi military with petroleum products, it is mostly supplying civilian customers,” the panel said. It also comes as Saudi Arabia issued an unusually stark warning that it is unable to guarantee its oil production won’t be affected by further attacks — which could push global energy prices even higher amid Russia’s war on Ukraine. The North Jiddah Bulk Plant stores diesel, gasoline and jet fuel for use in Jiddah, the kingdom’s second-largest city. The Houthis have twice targeted the North Jiddah plant with cruise missiles. Repairing it after the last attack cost Aramco some $1.5 million. In Yemen, Saudi Arabia leads a coalition battling the Iran-backed Houthis, who seized Yemen’s capital of Sanaa in September 2014. Meanwhile, Saudi state TV also acknowledged attacks in one town targeting water tanks that damaged vehicles and homes. Hours later, the F1 said plans for Saturday’s third practice and qualifying and Sunday’s race were still set to go ahead. The publicly traded Saudi Arabian Oil Co., known as Saudi Aramco, did not respond to a request for comment. Jake Sullivan, White House national security adviser, condemned the attacks and called them “clearly enabled by Iran” despite an ongoing U.N. arms embargo. The fire smoldered into Saturday morning. It was the rebels' highest-profile assault yet, though Saudi authorities pledged the upcoming grand prix would go on as scheduled.
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“People can bring stray dogs to the Doughty Road Depot during the hours specified, but they won’t be kept on site overnight. A North East Lincolnshire Council spokesperson said: “We’re currently refurbishing the Doughty Road Depot and no longer have indoor space to keep stray dogs overnight. Stray dogs in Grimsby and the surrounding areas will now be taken to kennels overnight.
A fire erupted at an oil depot in Jeddah on Friday ahead of the F1 Grand Prix race scheduled to take place in the Saudi Arabian city, with Yemen's Houthis ...
They have never given any indication they would attack the Grand Prix itself of course but does it have to be considered a health and safety risk. What F1 have said though is that they have been in close contact with the relevant authorities over the situation, as they still continue to call it, today. "Houthi rebels from Yemen have claimed responsibility for this, they did so soon after the event on a satellite news channel they run. "Formula One knew about the possibility of these rocket attacks before they came out here. "And to assure you that, they are targeting the infrastructure of the economy not the civilians and, of course, not the track. "It all happened very quickly. "The race weekend schedule will continue as planned. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said: "It was a good meeting, the drivers are going to talk now at a drivers' meeting. Red Bull principal Christian Horner added: "I think the sport has to stand together collectively. We will of course go ahead with the event." The report provided no further details. [It was a unanimous decision] By the team principals, yes."
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Yemen's Houthi rebels claim responsibility for huge blaze days before F1 race is due to take place.
Saudi state television acknowledged attacks in the town of Dhahran targeting water tanks that damaged vehicles and homes. The second-ever Saudi Arabian grand prix in Jeddah is taking place on Sunday, though concerns had been raised by some over the recent attacks targeting the kingdom. The attacks came as Saudi Arabia still leads a coalition battling the Iran-backed Houthis, who seized Yemen’s capital of Sana’a in September 2014.
Saudi Arabia leads a coalition battling the Iran-backed Houthis, who seized Yemen's capital of Sanaa in September 2014.
“While the facility also supplies the Saudi military with petroleum products, it is mostly supplying civilian customers,” the panel said. The Houthis have twice targeted the North Jiddah plant with cruise missiles. Meanwhile, Saudi state TV also acknowledged attacks in the town of Dhahran targeting water tanks that damaged vehicles and homes.
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will still go ahead this weekend following the "attack", Formula One has confirmed.
An F1 spokesperson said: "Formula One has been in close contact with the relevant authorities following the situation that took place today. A statement from the Saudi Motorsport Company added: "We are aware of the attack on the Aramco Distribution Station in Jeddah earlier this afternoon and remain in direct contract with the Saudi security authorities as well as F1 and the FIA to ensure all necessary security and safety measures continue to be implemented to guarantee the safety of all visitors to the grand prix as well as drivers, teams and stakeholders. The authorities have confirmed that the event can continue as planned and we will remain in close contact with them and all the teams."
Videos shared online showed a raging fire and thick smoke at a Saudi Aramco in Jeddah ahead of the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix on Sunday.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea confirmed that the group had attacked Aramco’s facilities with missiles on Friday, as well as two refineries on the east and west coasts of Saudi Arabia with drones. Saudi authorities acknowledged a “hostile operation” targeting the Jeddah depot, warning that it marked an attempt to destabilise the country ahead of the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix on Sunday. Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck an oil depot in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on Friday, in an attack that threatens to disrupt the upcoming Grand Prix due to kick off in the city on Sunday.
The sport's hierarchy agreed to meet again after the second practice session at 7pm GMT but are believed to be planning to continue with the race weekend as ...
There were reports that some of the drivers were unwilling to take part in the practice session but they did all eventually take to the track. World champion Max Verstappen reported he could smell smoke before his engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, reassured him it was not coming from his car. As a result, the second practice session was delayed by 15 minutes and the drivers left the meeting shortly before 5pm GMT. The team bosses then left a while after that but F1 has yet to confirm what was said during the meeting.
The second practice session of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was delayed as the teams met to discuss a fire at the Aramco oil depot.
I am not sure if it is my car, or another car." "The race weekend scheduled will continue as planned. Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
An oil storage facility in Saudi Arabia was hit in a barrage of drone attacks on the kingdom on Friday, the latest flare-up in one of the world's most ...
Russian officials on Friday said they have destroyed a fuel depot in Ukraine that was reportedly one of the largest fuel bases in the country.
We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. The fuel depot reportedly supplied the Ukrainian army in the center of the country. Russian officials on Friday said they have destroyed a fuel depot in Ukraine that was reportedly one of the largest fuel bases in the country.
Yemen's Houthi rebels have acknowledged attacking the kingdom. Online videos showing the blaze were published as practice in the Grand Prix continued despite a ...
A fire is raging at an oil depot in the Saudi city of Jiddah ahead of a Formula One race there. The attacks come as Saudi Arabia still leads a coalition battling the Iran-backed Houthis, who seized Yemen’s capital of Sanaa in September 2014. Fire rages at oil depot in Saudi city hosting F1 race
Russia's armed forces destroyed a major fuel depot outside Kyiv in a missile strike, Russia's defence ministry said on Friday.
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A fire broke out at an oil depot in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah ahead of a Formula 1 race, reports Associated Press.
The North Jeddah Bulk Plant stores diesel, gasoline and jet fuel for use in Jeddah, the kingdom's second-largest city. Saudi Arabia's state oil company and state media did not immediately acknowledge the incident. Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked an oil depot in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah ahead of a Formula 1 race.
A raging fire erupted Friday at an oil depot in Jiddah ahead of an F1 race in the Saudi Arabian city, with Yemen's Houthis rebels acknowledging they had ...
The war has deteriorated largely into a stalemate and caused one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. 'Peace is required to end the decline, but we can make progress now. It also comes as Saudi Arabia issued an unusually stark warning that it is unable to guarantee its oil production won't be affected by further attacks - which could push global energy prices even higher amid Russia's war on Ukraine. 'More and more children are going to bed hungry in Yemen,' said Catherine Russell, UNICEF's executive director. 'While the facility also supplies the Saudi military with petroleum products, it is mostly supplying civilian customers,' the panel said. Meanwhile, Saudi state television acknowledged attacks in the town of Dhahran targeting water tanks that damaged vehicles and homes. The North Jiddah Bulk Plant stores diesel, gasoline and jet fuel for use in Jiddah, the kingdom's second-largest city. Repairing it after the last attack cost Aramco some $1.5 million. The cause of the blaze was not immediately known. The Houthis have twice targeted the North Jiddah plant with cruise missiles. One attack came in November 2020. However, the al-Masirah satellite news channel run by Yemen's Houthi rebels said more details would be released later about their attacks.