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In the Yemeni civil war, Houthi rebels are attacking Saudi Arabia's border areas with support from Iran, and the Saudi-led Yemeni coalition claims to have taken control of Bab el-Mandeb, a key point on the Red Sea. Rabigh is a city located on the Red Sea coast in western Saudi Arabia, and is home to a petrochemical complex operated by Aramco and investment facilities for Korean companies.
The Yemeni coalition led by Saudi Arabia is cheering for its success in securing Bab el-Mandeb, a strategic point in the Red Sea previously controlled by pro-Iranian rebels Houthis.
The Houthis have intensified their counteroffensive against mainland Saudi Arabia.
According to Reuters on the 6th (local time), the Houthis attacked King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, the day before, and attacked airports in Jazan and Najiran, close to the Yemeni border, injuring three people and causing material damage.
Labik, a city on the Red Sea coast with many ties to Korean companies, was also targeted.
In the 2010s, GS Engineering & Construction received an order to build the 'Petro Ravik' petrochemical complex operated by Saudi state-run oil company Aramco, and in 2009, Korea Electric Power Corporation received an order for a 1,200 MW heavy oil thermal power plant project.
Recently, Hyundai Motor Company is building a factory in the King Salman Automotive Industrial Complex, about 40 km south of Rabigh.
A local Korean resident told Yonhap News that he “saw smoke and fire at an oil refinery facility about 6 to 7 kilometers away from the (Hyundai Motors) employee quarters.”
A Hyundai Motors official said there has been no damage to the construction site or employees so far and that they are closely monitoring the situation.
Produced by: Jin Hye-sook, Shin Tae-hee
Video: Reuters, AFP, X@Ansarullah Media Center
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Saudi Arabia is likely to increase the intensity of airstrikes in Yemen in retaliation for the Houthis' airport attack.
Likely · Within days
Hyundai Motor Company may review security levels at its construction site at the King Salman Automotive Industrial Complex near Rabigh and implement additional safety measures.
Possible · Within weeks

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