Saudi Arabian shares fell in early trade on Sunday, reflecting the market's first reaction to drone strikes on the kingdom's vital ​East-West crude pipeline.

The infrastructure, known as the East-West pipeline, is key to Saudi Arabia’s ability to circumvent the Strait of Hormuz.

Iraq is moving to contain the fallout from attacks that caused the closure of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, after the strikes were found to have been launched from inside the country.

The moves by the Houthis make it easier for the Iran-backed rebels to target ships transiting the crucial Bab el-Mandeb Strait for Saudi Arabian oil exports. Some people fired in the wake of Kirk's assassination have won big settlements from employers,