Yemeni economy to feel blow of Saudi deportations 


Saudi Arabia’s deportation of thousands of Yemeni workers – and the potential expulsion of tens of thousands more – are a significant blow to an economy which relies heavily on remittances from Yemenis abroad. Riyadh is cracking down on migrant workers whose paperwork is not in order, part of efforts to get companies to comply with strict new quotas on how many Saudis they employ. Yemen – which has around a million workers in Saudi Arabia – will be badly affected: officials say more than 200,000 Yemenis could be sent home.