Iran-Backed Houthis continue attacking KSA

Earlier on Friday, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militia reported they launched six drones at a facility belonging to Saudi Aramco, the kingdom's oil giant.

The Saudi energy ministry said this and other attacks had targeted the security and stability of the world’s energy supply, not just Saudi Arabia. 

The attack, which happened at 6:05 a.m. Saudi time (0305 GMT), did not result in injuries or deaths, and did not disrupt the supply of oil or oil derivatives, the energy ministry said.

The UAE and Egypt condemned the attack, which follows a drone and missile assault by Houthis on the state oil company's facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia earlier this month.

In a statement released on Friday, the UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said the recent Houthi attacks were a "grave escalation" that threatened global oil supplies and showed the rebels' attempts to undermine security and stability in the region.

The administration of US President Joe Biden on Friday also condemned the attack. "We condemn the Houthis' attempts to disrupt global energy supplies by targeting Saudi infrastructure. 

This behavior shows an utter lack of concern for the safety of the civilian population either working or living near the sites," State Department deputy spokeswoman Jalina Porter told reporters in a phone briefing.

In renewed diplomatic efforts to end the war, the United Nations and United States have urged the Houthis, who are also pressing an offensive against the government-held city of Marib in Yemen, to turn to negotiations rather then military escalation.

Friday's attack happened a day after the UN Security Council condemned the rebels' cross-border attacks into Saudi Arabia and escalation of fighting in Yemen's Marib province.

It said these actions threatened efforts to secure a political settlement at a time when the international community was increasingly united to end the conflict in Yemen.