Yemen – Maniolas

Saudi deports quarter million migrants in 3 months

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Jan 222014

8:56 pm | Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

The sun sets behind the minarets of Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AP FILE PHOTO

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia says it has deported “more than a quarter million” foreign migrant workers from the kingdom over the past three months.

The Interior Ministry said late Tuesday the foreigners had been residing in the country illegally and were in violation of labor laws. It didn’t elaborate.

The deportations began after November 4 with a nationwide campaign targeting many of the kingdom’s 9 million migrant laborers after years of lax law enforcement.

Many of those deported were Ethiopians accused of crossing into Saudi Arabia illegally through its southern border with Yemen.

Most foreign workers in the kingdom are from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and the Philippines, as well as Egypt and Yemen.

Saudi authorities say booting out illegal foreign migrants will open more jobs for its own citizens.

Remains of 7 Filipinos killed in Yemen arriving Tuesday

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Dec 162013

Remains of 7 Filipinos killed in Yemen arriving Tuesday

By Kristine Angeli SabilloINQUIRER.net 8:43 pm | Monday, December 16th, 2013 MANILA, Philippines — The bodies of the seven Filipinos killed in the bombing of Yemen’s defense ministry complex early this month will arrive in the Philippines on Tuesday. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Raul Hernandez said four of them are expected to arrive 6:50 a.m. via Emirates Airlines flight EK 336 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Meanwhile, the three others will arrive at the Clark International Airport at 3:55 p.m. on board Emirates Airlines flight EK 338. The remains arriving in Clark are those of Marivic Corilla Badenas and Aurora Gormate, both of Mariveles town in Bataan province, and Marianne Coronel David of the village of Betis in Guagua town in Pampanga province, said a source at the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), who asked not to be named for not having been assigned to speak to reporters. “Yemeni President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi, in his meeting with Undersecretary Jesus Yabes, expressed regret for the tragedy that befell our kababayans and conveyed his sincerest condolences to the families of the victims,” Hernandez said. He added that Hadi had ordered the conferment of a duty medal to one of the fatalities, Dr. Ruben Valenzuela, to be received by his family. The families of those killed, in what is believed to be a terrorist attack, will receive compensation equivalent to the victim’s one year salary. Of the people injured during the bomb blast, 27 were Filipino workers. They will Read More …

Binay condemns Yemen attack as ‘senseless act’

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Dec 062013

Binay condemns Yemen attack as ‘senseless act’

By Matikas SantosINQUIRER.net 4:10 pm | Friday, December 6th, 2013 Vice President Jejomar Binay. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Vice President Jejomar Binay condemned as a “senseless act” the suicide bomb attack in Yemen capital of Sana’a that left 52 people killed, including seven Filipinos. “I condemn the bombing in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. It was a senseless act that has no place in the modern world,” Binay said in a statement Friday. “I hope the Yemeni government will make sure that the families of the bombing casualties are extended all possible assistance they will be needing, particularly in the recovery and repatriation of the victims,” he said. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that one Filipino doctor and six medical workers were among the casualties, while 11 other Filipinos were injured. Binay, who is the presidential adviser on overseas Filipino workers concerns, said that the families of the victims will be given help from the Philippine government. DFA spokesman Raul Hernandez likewise condemned the attack calling it a “barbaric act.” “We condemn this senseless and barbaric act and we call on the Yemeni government to bring the masterminds to justice and to take appropriate measures to ensure the safety of Filipinos and other foreigners in Yemen,” he said. There are some 1,000 Filipino workers in Yemen. Manila has raised crisis alert level 1 in the Arab state, advising Filipinos there to take all necessary precautions to ensure their personal safety, Hernandez said. “We are still doing a thorough assessment Read More …