This week, the University of Saba Region in the eastern Yemeni governorate of Marib has launched four specialised media courses aimed at qualifying 100 media professionals from among graduates of the Media Department, and workers in local media institutions. Operating since mid-2018, Project Masam conducts humanitarian clearance in accordance with priorities set by the Yemeni…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 5,398 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in December 2024. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams cleared 3,174 landmines and UXO last week, including three anti-personnel landmines, seven anti-tank mines, and 3,164 UXO during the period.…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 476,432 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,690 anti-personnel mines, 145,815 anti-tank mines, 315,747 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,180 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 63,378,671 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
The Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Anba has honoured Project Masam’s Managing Director Ousama Algosaibi in recognition of his significant humanitarian efforts in saving innocent lives from the dangers of landmines and his ongoing support to enhance security and stability in Yemen. Since its operation began in mid-2018, Project Masam, a Saudi-funded multilateral humanitarian land mine clearance project…
The Managing Director of Project Masam has inspected the progress of field operations in the project’s areas of work in Aden and along the west coast of Yemen. Launched in June 2018, Project Masam has 32 demining teams deployed across a number of liberated Yemeni regions, including Aden, Al-Jawf, Al-Dale, Al-Hudaydah, Marib, Shabwah and Taiz.…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 2,224 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in December 2024. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams cleared 570 landmines and UXO last week, including two anti-personnel landmines, 50 anti-tank mines, 508 UXO, and 10 IEDs during…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 473,258 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,687 anti-personnel mines, 145,808 anti-tank mines, 312,583 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,180 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 63,077,026 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Project Masam has cleared six powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs) left behind by Houthis militias after civilians in Yemen’s Taiz region this month discovered and reported the presence of large bombs in an agricultural area, averting a major tragedy. Since at least 2014, between two and three million potentially deadly landmines and IEDs have been…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 1,654 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in December 2024. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams cleared 846 landmines and UXO last week, including three anti-personnel landmines, 39 anti-tank mines, 803 UXO, and one IED during…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 472,688 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,685 anti-personnel mines, 145,758 anti-tank mines, 312,075 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,170 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 62,808,362 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
