Deportation of hundreds of foreigners to their countries [Archives:2005/849/Local News]
June 9 2005
A recourse in the Passports and Immigration Authority, told the media last week that, the number of deportees from Yemen to their countries, in the first quarter this year was 337-, where 264 of them were Arabs, 40 Africans, 32 Asians, and 1 European. The recourse didn't tell the reasons for their deportation and added that about 9 thousand entry visas were accepted, where 260 of them were Americans and the majority of them were Arabs.
The number of those who reached Yemen was 56 thousand.
In a related issue, 20 thousand Yemenis left the country to work in other countries, whereas 8 thousand Yemenis were deported from Saudi Arabia, according to the passport and Immigration recourse.
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