KSrelief’s Masam project clears 772 mines in a week in Yemen

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Updated 06 September 2023
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KSrelief’s Masam project clears 772 mines in a week in Yemen

RIYADH: The Masam project’s team has dismantled 772 mines across Yemen at the end of August 2023.

The work saw the disarming of 718 unexploded ordnances, 41 anti-tank mines, nine anti-personnel mines, and four explosive devices.

In Aden, the team cleared 188 unexploded ordnances and 18 anti-tank mines. 

It also cleared one anti-tank mine in Al-Hudaydah, 15 unexploded ordnances in Al Khawkhah, 13 anti-tank mines, and one unexploded ordnance along with two explosive devices in Hays. 

Additionally, it also dismantled eight unexploded devices in Al-Madaribah district in Lahij.

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KSrelief clinic helps displaced people in Yemen

Updated 02 January 2026
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KSrelief clinic helps displaced people in Yemen

  • Of those, 24 were treated at the communicable disease control clinic, 10 at the emergency clinic, 21 at the internal medicine clinic, three at the reproductive health clinic and 13 at the awareness and health education section

HAJJAH: Scores of internally displaced people in Yemen have received healthcare services at a mobile clinic operated by Saudi aid agency KSrelief.

From Dec. 10-16, 71 people visited the facility at Waalan Camp in Hajjah governorate. Of those, 24 were treated at the communicable disease control clinic, 10 at the emergency clinic, 21 at the internal medicine clinic, three at the reproductive health clinic and 13 at the awareness and health education section.

An additional 58 patients visited the nursing services section, while medications were dispensed to a further 58. One person visited the surgery and wound care clinic.

The facility is part of Saudi Arabia’s ongoing efforts to provide humanitarian and medical assistance to those affected by the conflict in Yemen.