Sun, 2023-05-21 02:21
RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested 10,679 people in one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulations, according to an official report.
From May 11-17, a total of 5,697 people were arrested for violations of residency laws, while 3,613 were held over illegal border crossing attempts and a further 1,369 for labor-related issues.
The report showed that among the 591 people arrested for trying to enter the Kingdom illegally, 57 percent were Yemeni, 38 percent Ethiopian, and 5 percent were of other nationalities.
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