RIYADH: A total of 562,691 expatriates have been arrested since November last year for violating the labor, residency and border security regulations of the country.
The program was carried out under the nationwide campaign dubbed “A nation without violators.”
According to an announcement from the Public Security Division in the Kingdom, those arrested included 382,921 who did not have valid residence permits (Iqama), 127,566 without valid work permits, and 52,204 people who had violated the border security system.
A total of 7,996 people were apprehended while illegally entering Saudi Arabia. About 69 percent were Yemeni nationals, 29 percent Ethiopians and 2 percent were from other nationalities, along with 501 people arrested while trying to run away from the Kingdom.
The total number of those involved in the transporting and harboring of the violators was 1,092.
The number of citizens detained for involvement in transporting or harboring the violators was 176, 162 of whom were released after completing the legal procedures, whereas the remaining 14 detainees are awaiting completion of procedures.
The total number of violators being subjected to the procedures is 11,939, including 9,828 men and 2,111 women.
Immediate penalties were imposed against 100,005 violators; 80,963 were transferred to their respective diplomatic missions to obtain travel documents; 89,339 were transferred to complete their travel reservations; and 127,221 were deported.
According to a Riyadh Police official, most of the crimes are committed by workers who stay in the Kingdom illegally. Those interested in staying legally have always come to the authorities to regularize their stay in the Kingdom, he added.
562,961 expats arrested for violating Saudi labor, residency and border security laws
562,961 expats arrested for violating Saudi labor, residency and border security laws
Agreements signed to strengthen Royal Saudi Air Force fleet
- A number of agreements have been signed during the opening days of the World Defense Show in Riyadh
RIYADH: A number of agreements have been signed during the opening days of the World Defense Show in Riyadh this week to enhance the operational readiness of the Royal Saudi Air Force’s F110 jet engines.
GE Aerospace signed agreements with Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries, or GAMI, and the Middle East Propulsion Company.
With GAMI, GE Aerospace signed an industrial participation agreement to enhance F110 repair capabilities and strengthen maintenance, repair and overhaul — or MRO — skills.
A memorandum of understanding was also signed between the two entities to explore building a globally competitive industrial base and accelerating the Kingdom’s manufacturing roadmap in the aerospace sector.
GE Aerospace and the MEPC signed three agreements to ensure vital material support as well as repair and overhaul services for the engine fleet.
The two companies have worked together for more than a decade to support Saudi Arabia’s F110 fleet, which is the world’s largest outside of the US.
Nawaf Albawardi, deputy governor for the localization sector of GAMI, said in a statement that the agreement “will contribute to strengthening GAMI’s ongoing efforts to localize and develop the military industries sector.”
Mohammed Al-Nawkhani, managing director, MEPC, added: “These agreements represent the next phase of our strategic partnership with GE Aerospace and a major step forward in enhancing readiness for the RSAF F110 fleet.”
Salim Mousallam, vice president, defense & systems for the Middle East, Africa and Turkiye at GE Aerospace, added: “These agreements will significantly increase engine availability, streamline MRO processes and directly support the RSAF’s critical missions.”
Under the F110-129 Material Support Agreement, GE Aerospace will provide essential ENSIP Kits (F110-129 parts) to support MEPC in performing the necessary overhaul of RSAF F110-129 engines within the Kingdom.
GE Aerospace also signed a new F110-129 services agreement to extend critical repair and overhaul capabilities to support other F110 customers across the region.
