On January 12, 2025, the Masam Project announced that it had removed nearly 1,800 explosive devices in Yemen since the start of the month. From January 1 to 10, the teams cleared 1,790 mines, unexploded ordnance, and improvised explosive devices, covering 538,288 square meters. Project Director Osa...
The MASAM Project, part of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, announced on January 6, 2025, that its teams have successfully removed 477,583 landmines, unexploded munitions, and improvised explosive devices since the project began. Osama Al-Qusaibi, the Director General of the ...
On December 31, 2024, the Masam project, initiated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, announced the successful removal of 3,174 mines and unexploded ordnance in the fourth week of December. These explosives were reportedly planted by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, classified...
On December 23, 2024, the “Masam” project, dedicated to clearing Yemen of landmines, announced that its teams successfully removed 570 landmines and unexploded ordnance last week. This brings the total cleared since the beginning of December to 2,224 explosive devices. In a press re...
On December 16, 2024, Osama Al-Qusabi, the Director General of the Masam project, announced that the initiative has successfully removed 472,688 landmines, unexploded ordnance, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) since its inception until December 13. These explosive devices were reportedly pl...
On Saturday, December 14, 2024, the organization "SAM for Rights and Liberties" published a report detailing the harrowing stories of 40 civilians who were detained from roads, workplaces, or homes after terrifying raids. The report confirmed that these individuals were subjected to &quo...
On December 11, 2024, Dr. Abdu Rabbu Miftah, the Deputy Governor of Marib in northeastern Yemen, awarded the "Masam" project for its significant contributions to clearing landmines in Yemen. The recognition came during a ceremony marking International Human Rights Day, where the project ...
A recent human rights report has uncovered a "complex network" responsible for the forced recruitment of Yemeni youth to fight in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The report emphasizes the urgent need for decisive action to pursue and penalize those involved in these recruitment operatio...
On Thursday, December 5, 2024, the Saudi project for clearing landmines in Yemen, known as Masam, reported that its engineering teams have destroyed 1,359 pieces of unexploded ordnance left behind by the Houthi movement in the Dufas area of Zinjibar District, Abyan Governorate. According to the...
On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, the Saudi project for clearing landmines in Yemen, known as MASAM, announced the removal of 618 landmines and unexploded ordnance across various regions of Yemen during the fourth week of November. These devices were planted by the Iran-backed Houthi group, which is i...
Marib, Yemen – On Saturday, November 23, 2024, Anthony Heward, the military advisor to the UN Secretary-General's special envoy for Yemen, visited the headquarters of the "Masam" mine clearance project in Marib, northeastern Yemen. During his visit, Heward received a briefin...
On November 19, 2024, the Saudi project for clearing Yemeni lands of landmines, known as "Masam," reported that its engineering teams removed 614 landmines and unexploded ordnance during the second week of November. The project attributed these explosives to the Houthi group, which is in...
On November 13, 2024, the SAM Organization for Rights and Liberties released a comprehensive report detailing the Houthi group's crackdown on celebrations marking the 62nd anniversary of the September 26 Revolution. This campaign has targeted activists, journalists, educators, political leader...
On November 11, 2024, the Saudi project for clearing landmines in Yemen, known as "Masam," announced that its teams removed a total of 895 landmines and unexploded ordnance during the first week of November. The organization stated that these mines were planted by the Houthi militia, whi...
The Saudi project for clearing landmines in Yemen, known as Masam, announced on November 3, 2024, that its engineering teams removed a total of 636 landmines and unexploded ordnance during the last week of October. In a statement reviewed by "Barran Press," the project detailed that t...
On Sunday, October 27, 2024, the Saudi project for clearing landmines in Yemen, known as "Masam," announced that its engineering teams successfully removed 720 mines in various regions throughout the country during the fourth week of October. In a statement obtained by Barran Press, M...
On Tuesday, October 22, 2024, local and human rights sources confirmed the death of educational expert Mohammed Khammash while in the custody of the Houthi group, which is internationally designated as a terrorist organization. Khammash's family received a call from officials at the Houthi-run...
The Masam project, part of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, announced on Wednesday that it has successfully removed 630 landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) across various regions in Yemen during the second week of October. These explosives were reportedly planted by the Hout...
On Sunday, October 6, 2024, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center's “Masam” project announced the removal of over 1,500 explosive materials from war remnants in Yemen during the past week. In a press release shared with "Barran Press," the project’s ...
The Geneva-based rights organization "Sam for Rights and Liberties" announced on Saturday, October 5, 2024, that the Houthi group, internationally classified as a terrorist organization, has arrested activist and content creator Abdulrahman Al-Baydani from his home in the Al-Suhul area o...