The Government of Saudi Arabia today released 1,400 Ethiopians who were serving prison sentences, said, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia. Out of the 1,400 released, 300 are expected to arrive Bole International Airport Addis Ababa this evening. The report didn’t mention why the Ethiopians were in Saudi Arabia jails. Meanwhile reports show that Ethiopian immigrants are often arrested for not having the legal papers to work in Saudi Arabia mainly as maids and other labor works. Some estimates show that there are about half a million Ethiopian domestic servants in Saudi Arabia.

Source: News Business Ethiopia May 08, 2019 15:45 UTC