THE HAGUE -- A hostage situation in the central Dutch town of Ede on Saturday has ended after four hostages were freed and a suspect was arrested, according to the Police.

Ede's Mayor Rene Verhulst told a press conference that the victims were physically unharmed, but "still completely distraught." (Netherlands-Hostages)

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RIYADH-- The Saudi Tourism Ministry announced on Saturday that the kingdom witnessed a record-high spending by inbound visitors in 2023, totaling 135 billion Saudi Riyals (36 billion U.S. dollars).

In a post on the social media platform X, the ministry said the figure marked a notable increase of 42.8 percent compared to 2022, when inbound visitors spent 94.5 billion Saudi Riyals.(Saudi Arabia-Tourism)

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KIEV -- The Zmiivska thermal power plant (TPP) in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region had been destroyed in a Russian missile attack, the Unian news agency said on Saturday, citing Ukrainian power generating company Centrenergo.

The missile strike on March 22 destroyed all the plant's units and damaged auxiliary equipment, Centrenergo said in a report. (Ukraine-Power plant)

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GAZA -- The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 32,705, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Saturday.

In a press statement, the ministry said that during the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 82 people and wounded 98 others in the Palestinian coastal enclave. (Gaza-Israeli attack-Death toll)

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