SANAA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group warned shareholders of Saudi energy giant Aramco of what it described as potential financial losses in the coming days, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported Wednesday, citing an unnamed military source within the group.
The Houthi military source advised Aramco shareholders to "dispose of their shares" to avoid potential losses in the coming days, according to the report.
No further details were provided on the basis for the warning or whether it was related to possible further Houthi attacks targeting Aramco.
Meanwhile, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on Wednesday welcomed the release of a member of his office who had been detained by the Houthis since June 2024, calling it a positive step.
In a statement posted on social media platform X, Grundberg identified the released staff member as Sami al-Kalabi, saying, "This is a positive step in the right direction."
Al-Kalabi was detained during a sweeping Houthi campaign in June 2024 targeting employees of the UN, international and local humanitarian organizations and civil society groups in Sanaa.
The developments came amid escalating tensions between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, with both sides exchanging attacks and military warnings in recent days.
Earlier in the day, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the group had targeted Aramco sites in Dhahran in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, an Aramco refinery in Riyadh and King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital, while vowing further attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities.
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition, meanwhile, carried out a series of strikes on Houthi-held areas in Yemen on Tuesday, targeting fuel facilities in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa and the western province of Hodeidah.
Yemen has been mired in conflict since late 2014, when the Houthis seized Sanaa and much of northern Yemen, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene in 2015 in support of the internationally recognized Yemeni government. ■
