Ethiopia Repatriates 2,212 Citizens from Saudi Arabia, Ministry Says
Ethiopia brought home 2,212 citizens from Saudi Arabia on August 17, taking the total returned through the continuing operation above 94,000, the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs said.
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- Ethiopia brought home 2,212 citizens from Saudi Arabia on August 17, taking the total returned through the continuing operation above 94,000, the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs said.
Ethiopia repatriated 2,212 citizens from Saudi Arabia on August 17, 2026, according to the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs.
The latest group consisted of 2,210 men, one woman and one infant. The ministry said the returnees had been living in difficult circumstances abroad.
The operation raised the number of Ethiopians brought home through the continuing repatriation effort to more than 94,000, the ministry said. The official report did not provide further detail about the returnees’ individual circumstances or the timetable for additional flights.
