Project Masam demining teams have secured several major archaeological sites in Shabwah Governorate after clearing them of landmines and explosive devices planted by Houthi forces during the conflict. These operations have restored safe access to historical locations linked to one of Yemen’s earliest civilisations. According to the Media Office, demining teams successfully cleared the ancient…
Across Yemen, people living with disabilities face challenges that affect many parts of daily life. Access to healthcare is often limited, travel between villages can be difficult, and families caring for relatives with impairments rarely receive stable support. These pressures sit alongside wider difficulties caused by conflict, economic strain and damaged infrastructure. Recent estimates suggest…
Project Masam has announced that its teams cleared 4,726 explosive items across Yemen during the period 1-28 November 2025, as part of its nationwide mission to remove landmines and explosive remnants of war from liberated areas. This month-to-date total includes 23 anti-personnel mines, 616 anti-tank mines, 4,070 items of unexploded ordnance, and 17 improvised explosive…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and destroyed 526,460 explosive devices across Yemen’s liberated areas since operations began in June 2018. This cumulative clearance includes 6,992 anti-personnel mines, 148,465 anti-tank mines, 362,674 items of unexploded ordnance, and 8,329 improvised explosive devices, contributing to more than 74,072,251 square metres of land…
Project Masam’s Managing Director Ousama Algosaibi, has received a high-level military delegation at the project’s headquarters in the Midi district of Hajjah Governorate today (27 November). Since the project launched operations in the Midi district in September 2025, the teams have cleared 5,649 landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and unexploded ordnance, clearing an area of…
Project Masam has carried out a demolition operation on Wednesday (26 November), destroying 7,175 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and other explosive threats in Wadi Dofas, located in Zinjibar district, in Yemen’s Abyan Governorate. The bulk demolition was conducted by Special Task Team 1, as part of the project’s ongoing nationwide work to remove landmines, improvised…
The Honey Festival in Ataq, Shabwa Governorate, has become a clear indicator of how humanitarian mine clearance supports economic recovery in liberated areas. The event reflects the progress made in restoring safe access to agricultural and pastoral land following extensive clearance operations carried out by Project Masam. For years, landmines and other explosive remnants of…
On 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Project Masam stands with Yemeni women and girls living under the shadow of explosive violence. In Yemen’s long conflict, landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnance (UXO) scar the soil, and magnify the risks of gender-based violence, cut women off from…
Project Masam has announced that its teams cleared 3,765 explosive items during the first 28 days of November 2025 (1-28 November), as part of its ongoing mission to remove landmines and explosive remnants of war from Yemen’s liberated areas. According to the Media Office, the November total so far includes 3,208 items of unexploded ordnance,…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and destroyed 525,499 explosive devices across Yemen’s liberated areas since the launch of operations in June 2018. The cumulative total includes 6,986 anti-personnel mines, 148,373 anti-tank mines, 361,812 items of unexploded ordnance, and 8,328 improvised explosive devices. Through these efforts, 73,658,473 square metres of…
