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Saudi project clears 639 Houthi mines in Yemen

Saudi project clears 639 Houthi mines in Yemen

RIYADH: Members of Saudi Arabia’s Project Masam removed 639 explosive devices from various regions of Yemen last week. The total included eight anti-personnel mines, 45 anti-tank mines, 585 unexploded ordnances and one explosive device, according to a recent report. Ousama Al-Gosaibi, the initiative’s managing director, said a total of 478,222 mines had been cleared since […]

Saudi Arabia condemns Israel’s ban on UN agency for Palestinian refugees

Saudi Arabia condemns Israel’s ban on UN agency for Palestinian refugees

RIYADH: Saudi authorities on Tuesday condemned a decision by the Israeli parliament that prevents the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees from working in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem, describing it as a “flagrant violation of international law.” The criticism by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs came a day after Israeli lawmakers […]

Sexual violence on ‘staggering’ scale in Sudan civil war: UN probe

Sexual violence on ‘staggering’ scale in Sudan civil war: UN probe

GENEVA: Rape is widespread in Sudan’s civil war, a United Nations investigation said Tuesday, accusing paramilitaries especially of committing sexual violence on a “staggering” scale. Children are not spared the abuse, while women and girls are being abducted for sexual slavery, the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said in a new report. […]