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Recent reports on human trafficking in Yemen and illegal intrusions on Saudi Arabia territories through its southern border with Yemen is raising much concern in both Riyadh and Sana'a as the issue is fast becoming a matter of national security.

Saudi Arabia began deporting thousands of Yemeni workers from the Kingdom on Monday, Reteurs reported.

SANA’A, March 24 — Last week, Saudi Arabia tightened labor restrictions on foreigners working in the country, threatening to deport hundreds of thousands of migrants.

SANAA // For Yemenis who relied on jobs in Saudi Arabia to support themselves and their families back home, the recent campaign by Saudi authorities to tighten its control over foreign labourers has been an unwelcome shock.

Sana’a: Ezzeldin Abdullah says he sold many of his valuables to raise 16,000 Saudi riyals (Dh15,793) for a Saudi Arabian visa, hoping work in the biggest oil-producing country in the world would repay his investment many times.

Humanitarian agencies say thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa are living in harrowing conditions along the Yemen-Saudi Arabia border.

ADDIS ABABA: Tens of thousands of Ethiopian migrants and refugees have entered Yemen since the end of July, according to a new report published by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC).

Geneva: The plight of thousands of migrants stranded in Yemen after trying to reach Saudi Arabia and the Gulf has reached desperate proportions, the International Organisation for Migration warned on Tuesday.