Saudi Arabia Orders Skyscraper Employees to Work From Home Amid Houthi Threats
Management at the Kingdom Center in Riyadh has made remote work mandatory for employees following security concerns and escalating attacks by Houthi rebels.
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Saudi Arabia Orders Skyscraper Employees to Work From Home Amid Houthi Threats
The Kingdom Center skyscraper in Riyadh told people employed there to work from home due to possible attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels. The 99-storey tower is one of Saudi Arabia's tallest buildings and houses important financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and wealth management company Merrill Lynch.
Building management told tenants that the new work-from-home order is effective immediately and will remain in place until further notice. While the office tower's management enacted the mandatory remote work policy, the shopping center located at the foot of the building will remain open for now.
The security measures coincide with an escalation in the conflict between the Saudi-led coalition and Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Schools across Riyadh and surrounding areas have shifted classes online for a second week, while King Khalid International Airport remains closed following a Houthi attack that resulted in 13 casualties.
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The Kingdom Center skyscraper in Riyadh told people employed there to work from home due to possible attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels.
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The 99-storey tower is one of Saudi Arabia's tallest buildings.
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Kingdom Center made working from home "mandatory" with no reason given.
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The new order is effective immediately and will be in power until further notice, the building's management told tenants, AFP reported.
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Among the building's tenants are important financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, as well as wealth management company Merril Lynch.
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At the building's foot is a shopping center, which will remain open for now.
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Studies in schools across Saudi capital Riyadh and the surrounding areas will take place online for a second week, with the city's King Khalid International Airport still being closed after a Houthi attack resulted in 13 casualties.
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