RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Labor and Social Development has launched a program to “prepare youth leaderships to support social development,” in partnership with the Social Counselling Association (Esham) and Princess Al-Anoud Charity Foundation, represented by Princess Al-Anoud Center for Youth Development (Wharf).
The program, aimed at promoting social development in the region and empowering the region’s young men and women through a system of high-efficiency social services, was launched by Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Sultan, governor of the Northern Borders region in Arar city.
The program will be implemented in Arar, Turaif and Rafha through four training programs to establish the competencies of young men and women, from Aug. 18, to run for 37 weeks.
Ministry launches program to empower Saudi youth
Ministry launches program to empower Saudi youth
- The program will be implemented in Arar, Turaif and Rafha through four training programs to establish the competencies of young men and women, from Aug. 18, to run for 37 weeks
Saudi mine-clearance project in Yemen destroys 4,235 explosive devices in a day
- Project Masam aims to rid Yemen of all mines to help ensure the highest standards of safety and security for the Yemeni people
LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s Project Masam cleared 4,235 mines, unexploded ordnance and other explosive devices in a single day from Bab Al-Mandab region in southwestern Yemen, as part of its mission to protect civilians.
Osama Al-Gosaibi, the project’s director general, said it aims to rid Yemen of all mines to help ensure the highest standards of safety and security for the Yemeni people.
On Wednesday, the project’s teams destroyed 33 anti-tank mines, 31 anti-personnel mines, 86 miscellaneous shells, 2,750 assorted rounds, 1,291 breakers and valves used in devices, 12 grenades, two Katyusha rockets, a missile, 15 shell arrows, and 14 other explosive devices.
Masam’s teams are tasked with clearing villages, roads and areas around schools to facilitate the safe movement of civilians and delivery of humanitarian aid.
The project trains local people to become demining engineers, provides them with modern equipment to do the job, and also offers support to Yemenis injured by explosive devices.
