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SAUDI ARABIA

Saudis intercept missile aimed at oil region

Saudi Arabia intercepted a ballistic missile and armed drones fired at its oil-rich Eastern Region by Yemen's Houthi group on Saturday, and two children were injured by the resulting shrapnel, the ministry of defense said. The Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it had targeted Saudi oil giant Aramco's facilities at Ras Tanura in the city of Dammam with eight armed drones and a missile. The Houthis also launched attacks on other Aramco facilities in the southern Saudi provinces of Jizan and Najran, said Yahya Sarea, spokesman for the group's armed forces. Saudi Aramco did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

TURKEY

116-year-old recovers from coronavirus

A 116-year-old woman in Turkey has survived COVID-19, according to her son, making her one of the oldest patients to beat the disease. Ayse Karatay has now been moved to a normal ward, her son said on Saturday. "My mother fell ill at the age of 116 and stayed in the intensive care unit for three weeks…Her health is very good now and she's getting better," he said. Ayse, from Emirdag town, western Turkey, was treated in Eskisehir City Hospital after falling ill and testing positive for COVID-19 last month. French nun Sister Andre recovered from COVID-19 in February, days before her 117th birthday. She is the world's second-oldest living person.

Agencies Via Xinhua