KSrelief Renews Masam Project Contract to Clear Yemeni Territory of Mines

The project is carried out by Saudi personnel and international experts working alongside trained Yemeni teams to clear all types of randomly planted mines in Yemeni lands - SPA
The project is carried out by Saudi personnel and international experts working alongside trained Yemeni teams to clear all types of randomly planted mines in Yemeni lands - SPA
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KSrelief Renews Masam Project Contract to Clear Yemeni Territory of Mines

The project is carried out by Saudi personnel and international experts working alongside trained Yemeni teams to clear all types of randomly planted mines in Yemeni lands - SPA
The project is carried out by Saudi personnel and international experts working alongside trained Yemeni teams to clear all types of randomly planted mines in Yemeni lands - SPA

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has extended the contract for the Masam project, aimed at clearing Yemeni territory of mines, for another year, at a cost of $35,998,500.
The project is carried out by Saudi personnel and international experts working alongside trained Yemeni teams to clear all types of randomly planted mines in Yemeni lands. It focuses on dismantling these mines and eliminating the threats they pose to the Yemeni population. It also includes capacity-building and training activities for Yemeni individuals involved in mine clearance.
KSrelief Supervisor General Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah emphasized the crucial significance of renewing the contract for this project, as it plays a vital role in the clearance of Yemeni territory from mines intentionally planted in areas that endangered innocent civilians, leading to lifelong injuries, disabilities, and tragic loss of life among women, children, and older people.
So far, the project has cleared 450,919 mines and various missiles, SPA quoted Al Rabeeah saying.
Al Rabeeah also expressed thanks and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for their outstanding humanitarian and relief initiatives in Yemen and other various countries.



Palestinian Prime Minister Says Palestinian Authority Should Run Gaza in Future

Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammed Mustafa and Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide attend a meeting of the Global Alliance for the implementation of the two-State Solution at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, January 15, 2025. (Heiko Junge/NTB/via Reuters)
Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammed Mustafa and Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide attend a meeting of the Global Alliance for the implementation of the two-State Solution at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, January 15, 2025. (Heiko Junge/NTB/via Reuters)
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Palestinian Prime Minister Says Palestinian Authority Should Run Gaza in Future

Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammed Mustafa and Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide attend a meeting of the Global Alliance for the implementation of the two-State Solution at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, January 15, 2025. (Heiko Junge/NTB/via Reuters)
Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammed Mustafa and Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide attend a meeting of the Global Alliance for the implementation of the two-State Solution at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, January 15, 2025. (Heiko Junge/NTB/via Reuters)

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said it “will not be acceptable” for any entity other than the Palestinian Authority to run the Gaza Strip in the future.

Mustafa made the comments on Wednesday as he visited Norway, one of three European countries that formally recognized a Palestinian state in May.

Hamas seized power in Gaza in 2007, confining the Palestinian Authority’s limited self-rule to parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The US has called for a revitalized Palestinian Authority to govern both the West Bank and Gaza ahead of eventual statehood, which the Israeli government opposes.

“While we’re waiting for the ceasefire, it’s important to stress that it will not be acceptable for any entity to govern Gaza Strip but the legitimate Palestinian leadership and the government of the State of Palestine," Mustafa said.

He added that “any attempt to consolidate the separation between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, or creating transitional entities, will be rejected.”

Mustafa stressed that “we should not leave Gaza to vacuum ... We are the government of Palestine, ready to hold our responsibilities in the Gaza Strip as we did before.”