RIYADH: The Masam project for clearing mines in Yemen dismantled, during the last week of June 2022, a total of 1,143 mines planted by the Houthi militia across Yemen.
This included eight anti-personnel mines, 312 anti-tank mines, 777 unexploded ordnance and 46 explosive devices.
Since the beginning of the project, as many as 348,883 mines have been dismantled.
Saudi Arabia is focusing on assisting the Yemeni people as a top priority.
In May, the supervisor general of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center discussed the humanitarian situation in the country with the charge d’affaires of the US Embassy in Riyadh.
During the meeting, Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah and Martina Strong also discussed ways to address the COVID-19 pandemic and reduce the health risks posed to countries in need.
Strong commended the great humanitarian work carried out by KSrelief and noted the fruitful partnership between the center and the US Agency for International Development.
1,143 landmines dismantled in Yemen
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1,143 landmines dismantled in Yemen
- Saudi Arabia is focusing on assisting the Yemeni people as a top priority
Conjoined twins from Pakistan arrive in Saudi Arabia for separation surgery assessment
- Sufyan and Yusuf were taken to King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital in Riyadh for evaluation by specialist team led by Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah
- They flew to Saudi Arabia under directives from King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
RIYADH: Conjoined twins from Pakistan arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for an assessment of the possibility of separation surgery.
Sufyan and Yusuf and their parents were taken from King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh to King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, which operates under the Saudi Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, where the twins’ condition will be evaluated.
They were flown to Saudi Arabia under directives from King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The twins’ family expressed their gratitude to the Saudi leadership and people for the warm welcome and prompt response to their case, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, head of the medical and surgical team at the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program, also thanked the Saudi leadership for the humanitarian initiative.
His team’s expertise in conjoined twin separation surgeries has helped establish the Kingdom as a global leader in the field and a beacon of hope for families seeking treatment, the SPA added.
