Saudi Arabia mass crackdown: Over 21,000 arrested in just one week for residency, border and labor violations | World News

Saudi authorities deported 13,375 individuals and referred over 25,000 to their embassies for travel documents during the week-long crackdown/ Representative Image In a sweeping nationwide operation, Saudi Arabia has arrested more than 21,000 individuals in just seven days for violating residency, border, and labor laws. The Ministry of Interior announced a series of decisive enforcement […]

Crackdown: Saudi Arabia arrests nearly 22,000 residency, border, and labour law violators in one week | World News

Saudi security authorities arrested a total of 21,997 illegal residents/Representative Image Saudi security authorities arrested a total of 21,997 illegal residents and law violators between August 7 and August 13, 2025, in a series of joint inspections conducted nationwide as per Saudi Gazette. The Ministry of Interior’s targeted enforcement operations, carried out in coordination with […]