The Kingdom Centre in Riyadh, with 99 floors, mandated remote work for its tenants on Sunday following repeated Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. This decision was made as the Saudi coalition reported the deaths of two pilots in an aviation accident near the Yemen border.
Mandatory Remote Work Announcement
The management of the Kingdom Centre has requested tenants in an email to refrain from attending their offices for an indefinite period. This action follows an attack in which 13 people were killed at Riyadh International Airport. However, the shopping center located at the base of the building continues to operate.
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Management stated, "Please note that remote work arrangements for all administrative staff at the Kingdom Centre are mandatory immediately and until further notice." Thus, many large companies, including Merrill Lynch and McKinsey & Company, have been affected by this decision.
Deaths of Pilots at the Yemen Border
On the same day, the Saudi coalition reported the deaths of two helicopter pilots in Najran near the Yemen border. Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki announced that the AH-6i reconnaissance helicopter crashed due to a technical failure, resulting in the loss of its crew. Meanwhile, the Houthis claimed to have shot down a Saudi Apache helicopter in the area.
In the meantime, after a four-year ceasefire, fighting in Yemen has intensified again, with the Houthis recently taking control of strategic areas along the Red Sea coast. This group continues to target Saudi oil facilities, including King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
The Saudi coalition has also retaliated against these attacks, repeatedly striking Houthi positions and announcing that it intercepted two drones in Riyadh and another drone in Saudi Arabia's oil-rich Eastern Province last night.
On Saturday, the Houthis reported that Saudi airstrikes resulted in the deaths of 12 people in Yemen, including three children. These conflicts have severely impacted civilians and created a humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
Amid these tensions, the Egyptian Parliament is set to hold an emergency session on Sunday to respond to a request from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to support Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks. El-Sisi has stated that he is ready to take any action to protect the country if requested by Saudi leaders.
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