胡塞攻擊造成利雅德金融區阿美公司大樓受損

提穆爾・阿茲哈里（Timour Azhari）與賈娜・舒凱爾（Jana Choukeir）報導By Timour Azhari and Jana Choukeir

利雅德，11月8日（路透社）—— 沙烏地能源部表示，週日沙烏地石油巨擘沙烏地阿美公司（Aramco）位於首都利雅德金融區核心地帶的企業辦公大樓，因一場攻擊該建築企圖所產生的碎片，導致數個樓層的窗戶被震碎。RIYADH, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Windows were blown out across several floors of Saudi oil giant Aramco's corporate office in the heart of the financial district of the capital Riyadh on Sunday by what the energy ministry said was debris from an attempt to attack the building.

沙烏地能源部表示，阿美塔（Aramco Tower）受損有限，沒有傳出傷亡，但未指出攻擊責任歸屬。與伊朗支持的葉門胡塞武裝交戰的沙烏地領導聯軍表示，沙烏地防空系統已於凌晨在利雅德上空攔截胡塞飛彈。The ministry said damage to the Aramco Tower was limited and there were no injuries or fatalities, without assigning responsibility for the attack. The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen said Saudi air defences had intercepted Houthi missiles over the city in the early hours.

胡塞武裝宣稱犯下這起攻擊；在已成為美國、以色列與伊朗之間更廣泛戰爭另一條戰線的衝突中，胡塞武裝已加劇與沙烏地王國的交戰。The Houthis, who claimed responsibility for the attack, have escalated their fighting with the kingdom in what has become another front in the wider US-Israeli war with Iran.

在經過數週居家學習後，沙烏地許多學校週日恢復實體上課；數個沙烏地政府機關也恢復到辦公室上班，此前因較早的胡塞攻擊而暫停辦公室上班。Many schools in the kingdom resumed in-person classes on Sunday after weeks of home learning and several Saudi government agencies returned to in-office work suspended after earlier Houthi attacks.

近幾週來，胡塞武裝加強攻擊阿美設施，包括這家石油巨擘位於沙烏地阿拉伯東部省達蘭的總部。The Houthis have ramped up strikes on Aramco facilities in recent weeks, including the oil giant's headquarters in Dhahran in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

沙烏地領導聯軍表示，防空系統週日也在東部省攔截一枚胡塞飛彈；全球最大原油出口國大多數石油與天然氣儲量都位於該省。聯軍在兩份獨立聲明中表示，也摧毀了胡塞武裝用於週日攻擊利雅德與東部省的彈道飛彈發射裝置，地點在薩達與沙那。The Saudi-led coalition said air defences also intercepted a Houthi missile on Sunday in the province, where most of the oil and gas reserves of the world's largest crude exporter lie. It said in two separate statements that it had also destroyed ballistic missile launchers in Saada and Sanaa used by the Houthis in Sunday's attacks on Riyadh and the Eastern Province.

攻擊加劇之際展開談判TALKS AMID INTENSIFIED ATTACKS

胡塞武裝與支持葉門國際承認政府的聯軍之間重燃的戰事，在胡塞武裝9月朝曼德海峽推進後升高。曼德海峽是重要航運咽喉，位於阿拉伯半島另一側，與荷姆茲海峽相對。The renewed fighting between the Houthis and the coalition backing Yemen's internationally recognised government intensified after the Houthis advanced in September toward the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic shipping chokepoint on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula from the Strait of Hormuz.

此後，胡塞武裝加強對沙烏地港口和機場發動飛彈與無人機攻擊，包括利雅德國際機場。該組織軍事發言人葉海亞・薩里（Yahya Saree）表示，週日的攻擊鎖定了該機場，但沙烏地當局沒有證實。The Houthis have since stepped up missile and drone attacks on Saudi ports and airports, including Riyadh's international airport. The group's military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said the airport was targeted in Sunday's attacks, but there was no confirmation from Saudi authorities.

10月針對該機場的一次攻擊造成13人死亡、300多人受傷。A strike on the airport in October killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.

為回應這些攻擊，沙烏地阿拉伯一直對葉門境內胡塞目標發動空襲。In response to the attacks, Saudi Arabia has been carrying out air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.

這波最新升級發生前一天，葉門胡塞控制的衛生部通報，沙烏地在沙那附近發動空襲。該部週日表示，這些攻擊造成至少40人死亡。沙烏地當局表示，他們正在調查。The latest escalation comes a day after Yemen's Houthi-run health ministry reported Saudi air strikes near Sanaa. It said on Sunday that at least 40 people were killed in the attacks. Saudi authorities said they were investigating.

沙烏地王國是美國的重要盟友，也一直向美國以及歐洲和中東多國請求援助，尋求針對這個葉門組織的防禦與攻擊支援。The kingdom, a key US ally, has also been requesting assistance from the US and a number of countries in Europe and the Middle East, seeking both defensive and offensive support against the Yemeni group.

英國10月表示，將派遣戰鬥機執行防禦任務，協助保護沙烏地城市免受胡塞空中攻擊。Britain said in October it would fly fighter jets on defensive missions to help protect ‌Saudi cities from Houthi aerial attacks.

沙烏地阿拉伯也採取外交途徑；來自利雅德、安卡拉和伊斯蘭馬巴德的高層官員——即麥加防衛協定國家——上月在德黑蘭會見伊朗官員。德黑蘭後來表示，與利雅德的談判仍在持續，以尋求排除外國軍事介入的新區域安全安排。Saudi Arabia has pursued the diplomatic route as well, with top officials from Riyadh, Ankara and Islamabad — the Mecca defence pact countries — meeting with Iranian officials in Tehran last month. Tehran later said talks with Riyadh were continuing to seek new regional security arrangements that would exclude foreign military involvement.

（賈娜・舒凱爾、提穆爾・阿茲哈里、尤姆娜・埃哈布、雅絲敏・加尼亞與梅娜・阿拉丁報導；奈耶拉・阿卜杜拉撰稿；威廉・馬拉德、克里斯多福・庫欣、安德魯・希文斯與菲莉帕・弗萊徹編輯）(Reporting by Jana Choukeir, Timour Azhari, and Yomna Ehab and Yasmine Ghania and Menna Alaa El-Din; Writing by Nayera Abdallah; Editing by William Mallard, Christopher Cushing, Andrew Heavens and Philippa Fletcher)