Saudi Arabia’s MASAM project clears 1,307 mines in one week in Yemen

Earlier in June, KSRelief renewed Masam project for a fifth year at a cost of $33.292 million. (SPA)
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Updated 06 December 2022
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Saudi Arabia’s MASAM project clears 1,307 mines in one week in Yemen

  • MASAM removed over 375,000 mines from Yemen since its 2018 launch

RIYADH: A total of 1,307 mines planted by the Iran-backed Houthi militia across Yemen were dismantled in one week under King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center’s (KSrelief) Masam project.

The extraction, which took place at the end of November, included 20 anti-personnel mines, 113 anti-tank mines, 1,170 unexploded ordnance, and four explosive devices, state news agency (SPA) reported.

Since its launch in 2018, the landmine clearance project has removed over 375,000 mines from Yemeni lands.

Earlier in June, KSRelief renewed Masam project for a fifth year at a cost of $33.292 million.


Saudi envoy to Spain discusses tourism cooperation with UNWTO chief

Updated 05 March 2026
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Saudi envoy to Spain discusses tourism cooperation with UNWTO chief

Saudi Ambassador to Spain Princess Haifa Al-Mogrin met with Shaikha Nasser Al-Nowais, secretary-general of the UN World Tourism Organization, at the organization’s headquarters in Madrid, on a courtesy visit following her assumption of office.

During the meeting, they exchanged views on the sustainable development of tourism and ways to strengthen cooperation in this area, the Saudi Embassy in Spain wrote in a post on X.

Meanwhile, Abdulmajeed Al-Samary, undersecretary of protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, received the credentials of Mohamed Amin Sheikh Osman, the newly appointed ambassador of Somalia to the Kingdom, the Foreign Ministry wrote in a post on X.