{
  "id": 12206025,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia launches program to regularize Yemeni residents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/saudi-arabia-launches-program-to-regularize-yemeni-residents",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T18:12:27.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/saudi-arabia/je56u1hpd"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Saudi Interior Ministry has initiated a program to regularize the status of Yemeni residents residing illegally within the kingdom, in alignment with directives from King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and in response to a request from the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman, Dr. Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi. This move is part of Saudi Arabia’s ongoing support and solidarity with the Yemeni people, and involves cooperation with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Human Resources and Social Development, as well as the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA). Eligible Yemenis must possess a valid Yemeni passport to participate in the regularization process. The specific start date and detailed regulations for the procedures are yet to be announced through official channels.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/turkey-pakistan-to-deploy-forces-to-saudi-arabia-amid-houthi-attacks",
        "published": "2026-10-05T15:23:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/yemeni-army-gains-near-bab-al-mandab-vital-for-saudi-arabia-analyst",
        "published": "2026-10-05T16:42:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Makkah alliance to activate 'collective deterrence', Saudi Arabia's minister of defence announces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/makkah-alliance-to-activate-collective-deterrence-saudi-arabias",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:26:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Mecca Alliance: Turkiye, Pakistan agree to military deployment to Saudi Arabia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/mecca-alliance-turkiye-pakistan-agree-to-military-deployment-to-saudi",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:32:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}