Image copyright AFP Image caption Migrant labourers from around the work in areas like constructionEthiopia 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 days. Image caption Nura Ahmed worked in Saudi Arabia for five yearsOne of those who returned is 28-year-old domestic worker Nura Ahmed. In 2013, a number of Ethiopians died in clashes with Saudi police as they were being rounded up for deportation. Image copyright AFP Image caption Illegal migrants were deported from Saudi Arabia in 2013Saudi Arabia attracts migrant workers from around the world, particularly Africa, and south and south-east Asia.

Source: Ethiopian News July 25, 2017 16:07 UTC