Ethiopia reports return of 1,592 nationals from Saudi Arabia
Ethiopia's Ministry of Women and Social Affairs says nine flights brought home 1,592 nationals, including 34 minors, in the week preceding September 21, 2026.
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- Ethiopia's Ministry of Women and Social Affairs says nine flights brought home 1,592 nationals, including 34 minors, in the week preceding September 21, 2026.
Ethiopia has brought 1,592 nationals home from Saudi Arabia on nine flights, according to a Ministry of Women and Social Affairs update reported by Fana Media Corporation on September 21, 2026.
The group included 34 people under 18. Fana said the flights took place in the preceding week but did not provide individual arrival dates.
The ministry said returnees were receiving assistance at the airport and temporary accommodation centres, with work continuing to reunite them with their families. The report described the nationals as having faced difficult conditions in Saudi Arabia, without detailing their individual circumstances.
According to the ministry figures cited by Fana, the repatriation operation began on September 15, 2025, and has brought more than 103,000 Ethiopians home. The latest arrivals form part of that continuing programme.
The figures are attributed to the ministry and were not independently confirmed. The report did not specify how many of the latest returnees had completed family reunification.
