SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi militia said they attacked the King Khalid Airbase in Saudi Arabia's southwestern city of Khamis Mushait with a bomb-laden drone before dawn on Wednesday.

　　"The hit was precise," Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported, citing a statement from the militia spokesman Yehya Sarea as saying. (Yemen-Houthis-Conflicts)

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　　JERUSALEM -- Israel has launched a program to rehabilitate and grow the country's tourism industry, which was severely damaged by the coronavirus crisis, the country's Ministry of Tourism said on Wednesday.

　　The plan includes an international advertising campaign to encourage tourists to visit Israel, focusing on New York and London, as well as the United Arab Emirates, with which Israel signed an historic normalization agreement in September 2020. (Israel-Tourism)

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　　TEHRAN -- The presence of U.S. and other foreign military forces in the Middle East is a source of insecurity, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Wednesday, state TV reported.

　　"The presence of these foreign military forces, led by the United States, has eroded economic opportunities in the region and beyond," Qalibaf said in a virtual seminar organized by Iran's Supreme National Defense University. (Iran-U.S.)

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　　AMMAN -- Jordan on Wednesday decided to lift the Friday lockdown and reopen public parks from April 30.

　　At a press conference in Amman, Jordan's Minister of State for Media Affairs Sakher Dudin said the partial curfew would remain in place, but the worshippers will be allowed to head to mosques on foot for Isha (night) and Taraweeh (night optional) prayers. (Jordan-Lockdown) Enditem

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