
In view of the ongoing attacks by the Yemeni rebel youth movement on Saudi Arabia, the management unit of the landmark "Kingdom Center" in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, notified office tenants on the 18th to switch to remote working until further notice, but the shopping mall below is still open for business as usual.
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The war between the coalition forces led by Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni rebel youth movement supported by Iran resumed in July this year, and the youth movement continued to launch attacks on Saudi Arabia.
On September 23, 2026, the well-known landmark "Kingdom Center" in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, was lit up to celebrate National Day, with a circle of green lights representing the Saudi national flag at the top. (AFP)
After the Yemeni rebel Houthi rebels launched repeated attacks on Saudi Arabia, the management unit of the Kingdom Center, a well-known landmark and skyscraper landmark in the Saudi capital Riyadh, informed the building's office tenants on the 18th to "remote working" until further notice.
According to an email sent to Kingdom Center tenants and seen by AFP, the building's office management unit asked tenants to "please not come to the office during this period." However, the shopping mall below the 99-story skyscraper is still open for business as usual.
The Saudi-led coalition and the "Youth Movement" reignited the war in July this year. The "Youth Movement" supported by Iran continued to launch "escalating conflict" attacks against Saudi Arabia, including the recent deadly attack on Riyadh International Airport that killed 13 people.

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