The competing claims left the scale of the attack in dispute: Riyadh described a limited strike with no casualties, while verified images and the Saba report pointed to a harder blow.
The images indicated more extensive harm than officials described. At least one floor appeared to have been badly struck by a missile or a drone.
That account differed from the authenticated footage, which showed damage to the building and a floor that appeared badly hit.
Major fighting has since resumed between Houthi forces and troops aligned with Yemen’s Saudi-backed government.
Saba said 39 people had been injured in the strike. Saudi authorities reported neither deaths nor injuries. The hit placed a building tied to the state oil company in the heart of the capital, even as Saudi authorities said the attack had been contained. The Saudi energy ministry said the tower had suffered only minor damage. It said no one had been killed or injured.
The Houthis also said Riyadh’s airport and Aramco oil storage facilities were targeted in separate strikes. Saudi Arabia said its air defences had intercepted and destroyed several missiles.