Saudi Amnesty Archives

Ethiopia Urges Illegal Workers in Saudi Arabia to Come Home

July 25, 2017July 25, 2017TesfaNews55 Comments

So far only 60,000 out of the estimated 400,000 Ethiopians returned back BY BBC NEWS Ethiopia says that only a fraction of its citizens working illegally in Saudi Arabia have returned home before today’s amnesty deadline. In March, the Gulf state said that those without papers would not be arrested if they left within 90 […]

Ethiopians Stranded in Saudi Arabia Call for Help

June 27, 2017TesfaNews14 Comments

BY ESAT NEWS Ethiopians, who wish to leave Saudi Arabia in line with the Kingdom’s amnesty for undocumented workers, have called for their government to speed up their departure. The Ethiopians who are stranded at Saudi airports speaking to ESAT said they have bought their tickets from the Ethiopian Airlines but were unable to board […]