KSrelief's Masam Project Helps Clear 630 Mines in a Week in Yemen

 Since the project's inception, a total of 465,882 mines have been cleared. - Photo by SPA
 Since the project's inception, a total of 465,882 mines have been cleared. - Photo by SPA
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KSrelief's Masam Project Helps Clear 630 Mines in a Week in Yemen

 Since the project's inception, a total of 465,882 mines have been cleared. - Photo by SPA
 Since the project's inception, a total of 465,882 mines have been cleared. - Photo by SPA

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center’s (KSrelief) Masam Project, dedicated to clearing mines in Yemen, dismantled 630 mines in various regions during the second week of October 2024.

These included three anti-personnel mines, 28 anti-tank mines, one explosive device, and 598 unexploded ordnance, SPA reported.

Since the project's inception, a total of 465,882 mines have been cleared.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia remains steadfast in its commitment to removing all mines from Yemeni lands, a menace that has tragically caused the loss of lives and injuries to innocent people.



US Targets Sanctions Evasion Network Tied to Hezbollah

 A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the US Treasury building in Washington, US, January 20, 2023. (Reuters)
A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the US Treasury building in Washington, US, January 20, 2023. (Reuters)
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US Targets Sanctions Evasion Network Tied to Hezbollah

 A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the US Treasury building in Washington, US, January 20, 2023. (Reuters)
A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the US Treasury building in Washington, US, January 20, 2023. (Reuters)

The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday on what it described as a Lebanon-based sanctions evasion network that funnels millions of dollars to Hezbollah.

The action targeted three individuals linked to Hezbollah's finance arm and four Lebanon-based companies registered to conceal ties to the armed group, according to a Treasury Department statement.

The US also sanctioned three individuals involved in the production and sale of the amphetamine known as captagon, who it said have funded the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and its allies, including Hezbollah.

"Today's action underscores (Hezbollah's) destabilizing influence within Lebanon and on the wider region, as the group, its affiliates, and its supporters continue to finance their operations through covert involvement in commercial trade and the illicit trafficking of captagon,” Bradley T. Smith, acting undersecretary of Treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in the statement.