Reuters: several companies in Riyadh urged employees not to return to the offices.
Leaders of several Western and Saudi companies based in Riyadh have urged employees not to return to the offices until the end of this week amid a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump about an impending apocalypse in Iran. This was reported by Reuters, citing sources.
The decision to extend remote work for employees was made by the leaders of some companies whose offices are located in the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh. These firms, the agency's sources clarified, are based in the "Faisaliah," "Business Gate," and "Laysan Valley" skyscrapers.
This area also houses offices of American tech giants: Apple and Microsoft. Several major Middle Eastern organizations are also based here, including Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund — the Public Investment Fund (PIF). The sources did not disclose which specific companies decided to extend remote work for their employees.
Earlier, Trump threatened Iran with "hell" if the authorities of that country did not unblock the Strait of Hormuz by the end of Tuesday, April 7. Otherwise, "an entire Iranian civilization will be destroyed in the near future," warned the U.S. president. In response, Tehran sent Washington its plan for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the Middle East, but in the U.S. capital, the proposal was deemed insufficient.
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