Saudi Arabia’s KSRelief removes over 22,000 land mines in Yemen

The militia group has attempted to hide the land mines via several methods, which has led to the death or severe injury of children, women and elderly men. (SPA)
Updated 11 December 2018
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Saudi Arabia’s KSRelief removes over 22,000 land mines in Yemen

  • The militia group has attempted to hide the land mines via several methods, which has led to the death or severe injury of children, women and elderly men

JEDDAH: The Saudi Project for Landmines Clearance in Yemen (MASAM), launched by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief), has managed to clear 22,952 land mines planted by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen.
In the last week of November, members of the project managed to dismantle some 1,462 land mines to reach 6,677 mines planted by the Houthi militia in schools and residential areas throughout the month.
The militia group has attempted to hide the land mines via several methods, which has led to the death or severe injury of children, women and elderly men.
The project is part of a series of efforts by Saudi Arabia, represented by KSRelief, and its global and effective stance toward humanitarian work.


Saudi Minister Al-Jubeir attends Guyana Energy Conference, meets President Ali

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Saudi Minister Al-Jubeir attends Guyana Energy Conference, meets President Ali

RIYADH: Adel Al-Jubeir, the Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs, member of the Council of Ministers, and envoy for climate, is participating in the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo at Georgetown, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on X. 

Al-Jubeir has also met Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali. The parties focused on bilateral relations and discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

Al-Jubeir recently met Arnoldo Andre Tinoco, Costa Rica’s minister of foreign affairs and worship, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.