13,628 held for residency, labor, border violations

RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested 13,628 people in one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulations. A total of 6,593 people were arrested for violations of residency laws, while 3,531 were held over illegal border crossing attempts, and a further 3,504 for labor-related issues. The report showed that among the 1,197 people arrested for trying to enter the Kingdom illegally, 63 percent were Ethiopian, 36 percent Yemeni, and 1 percent were of other nationalities. A further