SANAA -- The U.S. military launched airstrikes on the Houthi-held Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday night, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.

The airstrikes hit the Attan area, said the report, without providing further information or revealing any casualties. (Yemen-Houthis-US Attack)

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BAGHDAD -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani and Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi met in Baghdad on Saturday to discuss ways to enhance bilateral relations.

They underscored the importance of strengthening ties between the two nations and enhancing bilateral economic and trade exchanges, particularly in the oil derivatives sector, a statement by al-Sudani's media office said. (Iraq-Oman-Ties)

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ABUJA -- At least 10 people, including four children, were killed in a stampede during a relief item distribution at a local church in the Maitama district of Abuja, the Nigerian capital, on Saturday.

Josephine Adeh, spokesperson for the police in the Federal Capital Territory, said in a statement that eight others sustained varying degrees of injuries when the distribution of relief items, including food and clothing ahead of Christmas celebrations, turned chaotic Saturday morning at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama. (Nigeria-Stampede-Victims)

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DAMASCUS -- Qatar officially reopened its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday, raising its national flag over the building for the first time in 13 years.

In the upscale Abu Rummaneh neighborhood of Damascus, workers were seen cleaning the embassy compound and removing graffiti from its walls. (Syria-Qatari Embassy-Reopening) Enditem

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