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Saudi project clears 600,000 mines, bringing hope to Yemen

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Masam project has cleared 600,000 landmines, unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices across Yemen since beginning operations in June 2018. The figure, recorded as of Oct. 30, marks more than eight years of clearance work in a country where explosive remnants of war continue to threaten civilians and restrict access to homes, farmland, roads and essential infrastructure. Ousama Al-Gosaibi, the project’s managing director, described the milestone as an exception