After almost a decade of war on the western coast of Yemen, fears about landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other explosive remnants of war (ERW) persist, as do the impact of their presence on the lives of civilians in the area. Since it started operating in the coastal city of Al-Mokha in August 2018,…
The leader of Project Masam’s demining Team 19 has announced his team has cleared 285 explosive remnants of war after moving its humanitarian landmine clearance operation to an area on Yemen’s southern coast of Bab al-Mandab. Explosive remnants of war (ERW) include anything from Houthi-planted landmines, unexploded bombs or shells, to bullets and hand grenades.…
Project Masam’s demining Team 26 has announced that it has secured 70% of an area allocated for the construction of a photovoltaic power station in Al-Jahbar, Al-Khokha District in Yemen’s western coast Al-Hudaydah Governorate. Since the war began in 2014, Yemen has experienced somewhat of a energy revolution. Indeed, faced with an electric grid shattered…
