Saudi deputy minister receives US embassy official

Waleed Al-Khuraiji (R) holds talks with Alison Dilworth in Riyadh. (Supplied)
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Updated 24 March 2025
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Saudi deputy minister receives US embassy official

  • Al-Khuraiji met Turkiye’s Ambassador to the Kingdom Emrullah Isler, the parties focusing on bilateral cooperation and ways to enhance it in various fields

RIYADH: Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Al-Khuraiji recently received in Riyadh Alison Dilworth, the charge d’affaires ad interim of the US Embassy in the Kingdom.

The parties reviewed bilateral relations between the countries, as well as the latest regional and international developments, the Foreign Ministry wrote in a post on X.

Al-Khuraiji also met Turkiye’s Ambassador to the Kingdom Emrullah Isler, the parties focusing on bilateral cooperation and ways to enhance it in various fields.

 


Saudi mine-clearance project in Yemen destroys 4,235 explosive devices in a day

Updated 22 January 2026
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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.