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Houthi Evacuation Warning Reaches Aramco, Peg Unmoved at 3.7500
Riyadh airport struck twice in three days, airlines suspend flights; IMF raises 2027 growth to 7.9%. Price still watching the exchange rate, not the barrel.
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Karim Al-Rashidi
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Tuesday evening at the Gulf desk, two screens sit side by side. On one, an evacuation warning from Sanaa: a Houthi spokesman named Aramco's Dammam headquarters, Aramco-linked refinery in Riyadh, and King Khalid International Airport as 'legitimate targets'. On the other, SAMA's fixed rate: USD/SAR 3.7500. The dirham at 3.6725. Two airport attacks in three days — Saturday at least 13 dead, over 300 wounded; Sunday one dead, 11 wounded — and Tuesday morning news of three drones downed north of Riy…