利雅得 - 利雅得的地标性摩天大楼王国中心于10月18日下令办公租户远程办公，因为胡塞武装的袭击导致的干扰蔓延，而沙特领导的联盟宣布自战争重燃以来首次出现军方人员死亡。
RIYADH - Riyadh’s landmark Kingdom Centre skyscraper ordered remote working for office tenants on Oct 18 as disruption spread from Houthi attacks and the Saudi-led coalition announced its first military deaths since the war reignited.
这座99层的塔楼是沙特阿拉伯最高的建筑之一，宣布“强制”远程办公，直至另行通知。未给出该命令的原因，但它是在一次新的安全警报以及首都附近两次无人机拦截之后发布的。
The 99-storey tower, one of Saudi Arabia’s tallest buildings, announced “mandatory” remote working until further notice. No reason was given for the order, but it follows a fresh security alert and two drone interceptions around the capital.
首都及其周边地区的学校将在线学习延长至第二周，而利雅得的哈立德国际机场自上周一次重大袭击造成13人死亡后仍然关闭。
Schools in the capital and surrounding areas extended online learning into a second week, while Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport remains closed after 13 people were killed in a major attack last week.
沙特联盟与伊朗支持的胡塞武装的十年以上战争在美国-伊朗战争期间再次爆发，双方报告称有常规袭击发生。
The Saudi coalition’s decade-plus war with the Iran-backed Houthis has returned with ferocity during the US-Iran war, with regular attacks reported by both sides.
埃及议会于10月18日推迟了对总统阿卜杜勒-法塔赫·塞西请求批准对沙特阿拉伯提供军事支持的投票，两名立法者告诉法新社，将讨论延长至10月19日。
Egypt’s Parliament on Oct 18 postponed a vote on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s request to authorise military support for Saudi Arabia, two lawmakers told AFP, extending deliberations to Oct 19.
伊朗新任国防部长梅赫尔达德·阿赫拉吉威胁称，如果华盛顿恢复其军事行动，将对美国及其盟友造成“巨大损害”。“直至另行通知”王国中心大楼坐落于利雅得市中心，其租户包括金融服务巨头美林证券、管理咨询公司麦肯锡和国际货币基金组织。
And Iran’s newly appointed Defence Minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi threatened to inflict “enormous damage” on the United States and its allies if Washington resumes its military campaign. ‘Until further notice’Tenants of the Kingdom Centre, which towers over central Riyadh, include financial services giant Merril Lynch, management consultancy McKinsey and the International Monetary Fund.
“请注意，王国中心所有办公室员工的远程办公安排为强制性，立即生效，直至另行通知，”该大楼的管理层在一封被法新社看到的电子邮件中表示。
“Please be advised that remote working arrangements are mandatory for all office employees at Kingdom Centre, effective immediately and until further notice,” the building’s management said in an email seen by AFP.
“请在此期间 refrain 从办公室前往办公室，”它补充道。大楼底部的购物中心仍然开放。
“Kindly refrain from attending the offices during this period,” it added. The mall at the foot of the building remains open.
联盟宣布，在也门边境附近的纳杰兰，两名直升机飞行员死亡，原因是“技术故障”，此前胡塞武装军事发言人叶海亚·萨里表示，该组织“击落了一架属于沙特敌人的阿帕奇直升机”，事件发生在同一地区。
The coalition announced the death of two helicopter pilots in Najran near the border with Yemen, blaming a “technical malfunction”, after Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree had said the group “downed an Apache helicopter belonging to the Saudi enemy” in the same area.
在经历了四年脆弱的停火后，也门冲突在九月份因该组织夺取红海沿岸的战略领土而重新爆发并加剧。
After an uneasy, four-year truce, Yemen’s conflict has surged back to life and intensified when the group seized strategic territory along the Red Sea coast in September.
胡塞武装已袭击沙特目标，包括红海上的油轮、石油设施以及利雅得的哈立德国王国际机场。
The Houthis have hit Saudi targets including tankers in the Red Sea, oil facilities and Riyadh’s King Khalid International airport.
与此同时，支持国际公认政府的沙特领导的联盟对胡塞武装领土发动了多次空袭。
Meanwhile the Saudi-led coalition backing the internationally recognised government has launched repeated air raids on Houthi territory.
安全警报 联盟称，当晚在利雅得地区拦截了两架无人机，并在石油丰富的东部省份上空拦截了一架。沙特当局此前曾在首都发布过威胁警报。
Security alerts The coalition said overnight it intercepted two drones in the Riyadh area and a third over the oil-rich Eastern Province. Saudi authorities had earlier issued a threat alert in the capital.
联盟还表示，在王国南部拦截了两枚弹道导弹。对纳杰兰市和利雅得省的苏莱耶勒尔省的威胁警报已于10月18日发布，但随后被迅速取消。
The coalition also said two ballistic missiles were intercepted in the kingdom’s south. Threat alerts for Najran city and As Sulayyil governorate in Riyadh province were issued but quickly cancelled on Oct 18.
胡塞武装自伊朗封锁霍尔木兹海峡以来，一直对沙特阿拉伯实施海上封锁，并夺取了巴布·曼德布海峡周边地区——这是红海的咽喉要地，也是沙特石油的重要出口通道。
The Houthis have declared a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia and captured territory around the Bab al-Mandab strait, the Red Sea chokepoint and vital export route for Saudi oil since Iran blockaded the Gulf’s Strait of Hormuz.
胡塞武装严重破坏了红海，这是一条通过埃及苏伊士运河连接亚洲与欧洲的关键航线，在以哈战争期间，他们对船只发动了袭击。
The Houthis badly disrupted the Red Sea, a key route connecting Asia with Europe via Egypt’s Suez Canal, with attacks on ships during the Israel-Hamas war.
10月18日，在总统阿卜杜勒·法塔赫·塞西要求立法者授权支持以防御沙特阿拉伯免受胡塞武装袭击之后，埃及议会举行了紧急会议。
On Oct 18, Egypt’s Parliament held an emergency session after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi asked lawmakers to authorise support to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks.
该会议延续至10月19日，“以便让所有立法者都有机会发言并表达他们的观点”，其中一位立法者告诉法新社。
The session was extended into Oct 19 “to give all lawmakers the opportunity to speak and express their views”, one of them told AFP.
塞西曾表示，如果沙特领导人提出请求，他愿意“采取任何措施来保护”沙特阿拉伯。
Sisi had said he was willing to “carry out any measure to protect” Saudi Arabia if its leaders requested it.
“我不是在谈论与任何人作战或攻击任何人，”他10月17日说。“我们仅在谈论防御。”法新社
“I’m not talking about fighting anyone or attacking anyone,” he said on Oct 17. “We are speaking only about defence.”AFP