Sat, 2023-03-11 21:11
RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested more than 17,000 people in one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulations, according to an official report.
From March 2 to 8, a total of 9,875 people were arrested for violations of residency rules, while 4,784 were held over illegal border crossing attempts, and a further 2,433 for labor-related issues.
The report showed that among the 936 people arrested for trying to enter the Kingdom illegally, 50 percent were Yemeni, 47 percent Ethiopian, and 3 percent were of other nationalities.
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