RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested 20,471 people in one week for violating residence, work and border security regulations, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. According to an official report, a total of 12,972 people were arrested for violating housing laws, 4,812 for trying to cross the border illegally, and another 2,687 for labor-related cases. The report found that of the 1,050 people arrested for trying to enter the country illegally, 62 percent were Ethiopians, 36 percent were Yemenis, and 2 percent were of other nationalities.
