YEMENI armed forces launched retaliatory strikes against an oil facility and other targets in Saudi Arabia yesterday after Riyadh pummelled civilian areas in the impoverished nation overnight.

A water installation in al-Shaqeeq was hit in a drone strike, the Saudi Press Agency said, while an attack on the Aramco Liquefied Natural Gas facility in Yanbu was foiled as missiles were intercepted.

A power station in al-Janub and a gas facility in Khamis Mushait were also targeted, with no loss of life reported.