RIYADH: The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance (Masam) in Yemen dismantled 2 antipersonnel mines, 204 anti-tank mines, and 1,036 unexploded ordnance and 8 explosive devices — totaling 1,250 mines — during the fourth week of September.
A total of 187,795 mines have been extracted since the beginning of the project. More than 1.1 million mines have been planted by Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen during the conflict, claiming hundreds of civilian lives.
Masam aims to dismantle mines in Yemen to protect civilians and ensure that urgent humanitarian supplies are delivered safely.
It trains local demining engineers, equips them with modern equipment and also helps mine victims.
In June, KSRelief extended Masam’s contract for one year at a cost of $30 million. The project has 32 demining teams. Most landmines retrieved by Masam teams are locally made, while others originate from Iran.
Houthis are developing anti-vehicle mines and turning them into antipersonnel explosives to terrorize civilians.
Saudi project clears 1,250 more mines in Yemen
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Saudi project clears 1,250 more mines in Yemen
- Houthis are developing anti-vehicle mines and turning them into antipersonnel explosives to terrorize civilians
Prince Faisal: joining Board of Peace shows Saudi Arabia’s commitment to ending Gaza conflict
DAVOS: Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan signed the founding charter of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace on Thursday, saying the document represented Saudi Arabia’s support for a lasting peace in Gaza.
Saudi Arabia, along with seven other Arabic and Islamic nations, announced on Wednesday that the Kingdom would join the initiative aimed at stabilizing and rebuilding the Palestinian territory.
Prince Faisal signed the document at a ceremony at the World Economic Forum in Davos as Trump launched the charter at an event attended by a number of number of other founding nations, including Turkiye and Qatar.
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry said Prince Faisal’s signing of the document showed the Kingdom’s “commitment to supporting the peace council as a transitional body to end the Gaza conflict, as adopted by United Nations Security Council Resolution No. (2803).”
The move also showed Saudi Arabia’s support for the reconstruction of Gaza and a push toward lasting peace, the ministry said, adding that it welcomed Trump's peace efforts.
Trump helped broker a peace deal in September which largely ended Israel’s two-year war on Gaza that devastated the territory and killed more than 70,000 Palestinians.
