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14,165 held for residency, labor, border violations across Saudi Arabia

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RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested 14,165 people in one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulations. A total of 7,121 people were arrested for violations of residency laws, while 3,636 were held over illegal border crossing attempts, and a further 3,408 for labor-related issues. The report showed that among the 1,315 people arrested for trying to enter the Kingdom illegally, 58 percent were Ethiopian, 41 percent Yemeni, and 1 percent were of other nationalities. A further

First report: Saudi Arabia arrests over 14,100 residency, labour and border violators in one week — arabianbusiness.com, 9d