Saudi Aramco’s Jeddah oil depot hit by Houthi attack

Smoke billows from a fire at Saudi Aramco's petroleum storage facility in Jeddah after the Houthi attack [Stringer/Reuters]

Yemen’s Houthis rebels have acknowledged a series of attacks on Saudi Arabia after state media in the kingdom reported rocket and drone strikes targeting an oil depot in Jeddah and other facilities in Riyadh.

A huge plume of black smoke was seen rising from the plant in Jeddah, as the city prepared to host a Formula One race on Sunday.