The Yemeni Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism, Muammar Al-Eryani, has commended Saudi Arabia’s decision to extend the contract of the Masam Landmine Clearance Project in Yemen. In his statement on X (formerly Twitter_, Al-Eryani noted that the Kingdom has allocated $36 million to support this vital humanitarian landmine clearance initiative for an additional, seventh…
Project Masam is proud to announce the extension of its contract to rid Yemen of landmines for the seventh consecutive year. Ousama Algosaibi, Project Masam’s Managing Director, has announced the project’s contract extension for a seventh consecutive year, and thanked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its support and desire to continue Project Masam’s humanitarian…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 1,851 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in July 2024. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams removed 882 landmines and UXO last week, including nine anti-personnel landmines, 29 anti-tank mines, 841 UXO and three IEDs.…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 450,919 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,541 anti-personnel mines, 144,678 anti-tank mines, 291,637 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,063 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 57,847,549 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Mine Action Advisor Charles Frisby has visited Project Masam’s headquarters as the project celebrated its success in clearing 450,000 landmines and explosive items. Frisby was received by Tony Roberts, the Operations Director at Project Masam’s Marib Office, and the project’s Deputy Administrative Director, Ahmed Bakhit. During the visit,…
Project Masam’s Managing Director Ousama Algosaibi has warned that there is still a long way to reach a mine-free Yemen, despite the project clearing over 450,000 landmines and explosive remnants of war. Since at least 2015, Houthi militias have planted landmines – conventional and improvised, or locally-manufactured, in quantities and sophistication that far exceeds reasonable…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 969 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in July 2024. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams removed 969 landmines and UXO last week, including one anti-personnel landmines, 47 anti-tank mines, 920 UXO and one IED.…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 450,037 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,532 anti-personnel mines, 144,649 anti-tank mines, 290,796 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,060 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 57,637,709 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Project Masam has conducted a refresher training for field teams operating in Aden and the West Coast. The training programme encompassed all 18 demining teams active in the governorates of the governorates of Aden, Lahj, Taiz, Hudaydah, and Abyan. The refresher began at the end of June 2024, focusing initially on demining Teams 24 and…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 4,210 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in June 2024. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams removed 755 landmines and UXO last week, including 47 anti-tank mines, 707 UXO and one IED, bringing the total…
