RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested 14,796 people in one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulations. A total of 7,504 people were arrested for violations of residency laws, while 3,783 were held over illegal border crossing attempts, and a further 3,509 for labor-related issues. The report showed that among the 1,273 people arrested for trying to enter the Kingdom illegally, 55 percent were Ethiopian, 44 percent Yemeni, and 1 percent were of other nationalities. A further

Source: Arab News