SANAA -- A total of 21 Houthi rebels were killed in overnight airstrikes launched by the Saudi-led coalition's warplanes on the Houthi positions in Yemen's central province of Al Bayda, local medics told Xinhua on Saturday.
"The airstrikes hit the Iran-backed Houthi militia in several positions in Nati district, killing 21 and injuring 13 others ... they were brought in the morning to the hospital in the province," the medics said on condition of anonymity. (Yemen-Houthis)
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RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia's Hima Cultural Area was on Saturday officially recognized by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site during its 44th session held online and chaired from Fuzhou, China.
Located in an arid and mountainous area of southwest Saudi Arabia, on one of the Arabian Peninsula's ancient caravan routes, the Hima Cultural Area contains a substantial collection of rock art images depicting hunting, fauna, flora and lifestyles in a cultural continuity of 7,000 years, according to the UNESCO official website. (Saudi Arabia-UNESCO-China)
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ANKARA -- Turkey on Saturday registered 12,381 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,587,378, according to its Health Ministry.
The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 58 to 50,879, while 5,383 more people recovered in the last 24 hours.
A total of 221,463 tests were conducted over the past day, it said. (Turkey-COVID 19)
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BAGHDAD -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi announced Saturday the dismantlement of a terrorist cell linked to a recent bomb attack in capital Baghdad, which left dozens of people killed and wounded.
"We have arrested all members of the cowardly terrorist cell that planned and carried out the attack," al-Kadhimi tweeted, adding that they will be publicly tried. (Iraq-Explosion-Terrorist) Enditem
