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Thousands of Indian workers stranded in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/markets/saudi-arabia-is-making-a-u-turn-on-a-controversial-policy/articleshow/58350020.cms">Saudi Arabia</a> either because of travelling there illegally or staying after their visas expired, will be returning to India under the amnesty scheme being offered by the Kingdom of <keyword id="50996" type="COUNTRY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Saudi-Arabia">Saudi Arabia</keyword>. Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Saudi-Arabia-to-give-its-nationals-preference-in-mall-jobs-restricts-employment-for-foreigners/articleshow/58293677.cms">Saudi Arabia to give its nationals preference in mall jobs; restricts employment for foreigners</a> Anil Nautiyal, counsellor (community welfare) at the <keyword id="367531" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Indian-embassy-in-Riyadh">Indian embassy in Riyadh</keyword>, said that 20,321 Indian nationals had applied till Monday evening to go back home under the amnesty scheme. A majority of these blue-collar workers are from Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar. Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Dubai-wants-to-fly-50000-more-passengers-from-India-per-week-Indian-airlines-wonder-why/articleshow/51008151.cms">Dubai wants to fly 50,000 more passengers from India per week; Indian airlines wonder why</a> An exclusive centre for this scheme has been set up in Riyadh, and the government is asking all Indian nationals staying illegally in Saudi Arabia to leave the country. A similar offer in 2013 had restricted the scheme to those residing in Riyadh and <keyword id="66499" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Jeddah">Jeddah</keyword>, but this time, the scheme covers the whole country. "The majority of applications we received were from blue collar workers wanting to return to India," Nautiyal told TNN. "The numbers are fewer than during the 2103 amnesty period but many families who overstayed now want to use the scheme to return." Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/150-bodies-of-Indians-piling-up-in-Saudis-morgues-embassy-helpless/articleshow/55937485.cms">150 bodies of Indians piling up in Saudi’s morgues, embassy helpless</a> Indians willing to return are being provided with out passes and exit visas free of charge, but they have to pay the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/The-US-government-has-banned-laptops-on-certain-international-flights-from-the-Middle-East/articleshow/57751789.cms">flight cost</a>. (Image source QZ)

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia offers amnesty period to labourers stranded there

In <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Saudi+Arabia&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Saudi Arabia</a>’s mortuaries, about <keyword id="3947659" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="150-bodies-of-Indian-citizens">150 bodies of Indian citizens</keyword>, mostly from <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Telangana+&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Telangana</a> and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Andhra+Pradesh&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Andhra Pradesh</a>, are piling up for about a year and their families are not able to bring them back and perform their last rites. 
 <keyword id="6374106" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ministry-of-External-Affairs">Ministry of External Affairs</keyword> has been writing about this to the Indian Embassy in Riyadh and so far there hasn’t been any follow up on the matter. MEA officials express helplessness, citing frigid Saudi employers who refuse to reply to emails or phone calls. Causes of deaths are usually attributed to illness, accidents, murders and suicides. 
 
Most of the workers were from <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Hyderabad&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Hyderabad</a>, Karimnagar, Warangal, Mahbubnagar, Nizamabad, in <keyword id="68884" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Telangana">Telangana</keyword>, and a few from Andhra districts. They were employed in the Gulf. Statistics with the Telugu community suggest over 10 lakh people from the two states are employed in <keyword id="50996" type="COUNTRY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Saudi-Arabia">Saudi Arabia</keyword>. 
 
Earlier, a woman from the Old City, Asima, was allegedly tortured to death by her employer. The NRI cell in the Telangana secretariat wrote to the Indian embassy in Riyadh. But it was a volunteers group which helped expedite return of Asima's body, which was sent to Hyderabad on May 20. 
 
"This actually took less time. There are cases where bodies are lying in morgues for eight months as families can't pursue employers or MEA officials," Mohd Taher, a computer programmer told TOI. 
 
Recently, the body of B Chandraiah who died of heart attack was flown from Dammam after the intervention of Telangana Jagruthi volunteers. 
 
“Laws are stringent in Saudi Arabia. In murder or accident cases, local authorities release the body only after the investigation into the case is over. In such cases, it may take 60-90 days," said Nizamabad MP, Kalvakuntla Kavitha, who responded to a tweet from Kranthi Bathini of Siddipet for assistance to bring home the body of his uncle.

150 bodies of Indians piling up in Saudi’s morgues, embassy helpless

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><a href="http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Trump-US-Saudi-Arabia/2ad9a1737924443196bc4c206813a32d/188/0">AP Photo/Evan Vucci</a>President Donald Trump and Saudi King Salman pose for photos after a ceremony to mark the opening of the Global Center for Combatting Extremist Ideology, in Riyadh, May 21, 2017.</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>During a whirlwind trip through the Middle East last year, President Donald Trump touted a $110 billion purchase of US arms by Saudi Arabia.</li><li>But that blockbuster sale was a lot less definite than it seemed, and Riyadh has reportedly resisted finalizing some of the deals.</li><li>That reluctance comes as the Saudis continue talks with Russia over its S-400 air-defense system.</li></ul>President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-saudi-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-weapons-armaments-yemen-civil-war-a8265821.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">heralded</a> Saudi Arabia's purchase of $110 billion worth of US arms during a trip to the Middle East in mid-2017.In the weeks afterward, however, it was revealed that the blockbuster sale was in fact "a bunch of letters of interest or intent," <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2017/06/05/the-110-billion-arms-deal-to-saudi-arabia-is-fake-news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Bruce Riedel</a> of the Brookings Institution.Now it seems that some of those deals remain up in the air, and the Saudis have their eyes on a rival's wares.According to The Washington Post, among the agreements still up in the air is <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/disappearance-and-alleged-killing-of-saudi-journalist-jamal-khashoggi-could-complicate-us-saudi-relations/2018/10/07/93693ace-ca4f-11e8-a360-85875bac0b1f_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the $15 billion purchase</a> of the Terminal High Altitude Area <keyword id="6354810" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="defense">Defense</keyword> System, made by US defense contractor Lockheed Martin.In a sign of Trump's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/r-arming-the-world-inside-trumps-buy-american-drive-to-expand-weapons-exports-2018-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">continued emphasis on arms sales</a> as a component of US foreign policy, White House senior adviser and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ap-us-to-announce-110-billion-saudi-arms-sale-as-trump-visits-2017-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">personally intervened</a> with Lockheed to secure a 20% discount for the air-defense system.Yet Riyadh let a September 30 deadline to wrap up that purchase come and go, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/disappearance-and-alleged-killing-of-saudi-journalist-jamal-khashoggi-could-complicate-us-saudi-relations/2018/10/07/93693ace-ca4f-11e8-a360-85875bac0b1f_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The Post.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Thomson ReutersA Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test.</div></div></div>A Saudi official told The Post that the kingdom was still "highly interested" in the deal. "Like any military purchase," the official added, "there are negotiations happening which we hope will conclude in the quickest means possible."But Trump administration officials told The Post they worried the THAAD price would now increase as US willingness to agree to co-production provisions Saudi Arabia has requested in the contract will decrease.Perhaps more concerning for US officials is Saudi Arabia's <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/disappearance-and-alleged-killing-of-saudi-journalist-jamal-khashoggi-could-complicate-us-saudi-relations/2018/10/07/93693ace-ca4f-11e8-a360-85875bac0b1f_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">continued interest</a> in the Russian-made advanced S-400 air-defense system.According to The Post, the Saudis have resisted US requests to disavow their interest buying the S-400 and have continued talks with Moscow.Saudi Arabia would be only the latest ally with interest in the Russian-made air-defense system.Turkey has already bought the S-400, earning rebuke from the US Congress and creating concerns within the NATO alliance. India also recently agreed to buy the air-defense system during a summit earlier this month - a deal that raises the prospect of US sanctions on New Delhi.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Getty ImagesIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin.</div></div></div>The news of Riyadh wavering on the THAAD deal comes amid increasing scrutiny on Saudi Arabia over the disappearance and alleged killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Khashoggi had been in self-imposed exile for the past year, during which he wrote columns critical of Saudi leadership - including <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-yacht-security-2018-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">embattled Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman</a>, son of the king and considered the country's day-to-day ruler - for The Post and other outlets.Khashoggi went into the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul on Tuesday to get a document needed for his wedding and has not been seen since. Saudi officials said he left shortly afterward but haven't provided evidence of that, and Turkish officials reportedly believed he was killed inside the embassy.While the US has said little publicly about the disappearance, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is reportedly frustrated that Riyadh has provided little of substance in response to direct high-level inquiries, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/disappearance-and-alleged-killing-of-saudi-journalist-jamal-khashoggi-could-complicate-us-saudi-relations/2018/10/07/93693ace-ca4f-11e8-a360-85875bac0b1f_story.html?utm_term=.41c20f84c303" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The Post.In an <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-05/saudi-crown-prince-discusses-trump-aramco-arrests-transcript" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview with Bloomberg</a> last week, Mohammed bin Salman denied any knowledge of Kashoggi's whereabouts.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/license/935019894">Pool/Getty Images</a>Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump.</div></div></div>"We hear the rumors about what happened," he said when asked about the missing journalist. "He's a Saudi citizen and we are very keen to know what happened to him. And we will continue our dialogue with the Turkish government to see what happened to Jamal there."The Trump administration has worked in lockstep with Saudi Arabia, often deflecting criticism about the US role in the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen, which has caused civilian casualties and famine among the population there.At a late September rally, however, Trump appeared to chide Riyadh over defense matters, telling the Saudis to "pay for your military" and saying that the crown prince "might not last two weeks in power" without the US.Asked about those comments, the crown prince <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-05/saudi-crown-prince-discusses-trump-aramco-arrests-transcript" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Bloomberg</a> that his kingdom has been in existence for longer than the US and that it had been able to protect its interests even as, he said, President Barack Obama worked against them."You have to accept that any friend will say good things and bad things," he said. "You will have some misunderstandings.""We believe that all the armaments we have from the Untied States of America are paid for. It's not free armament," he added. "So ever since the relationship started between Saudi Arabia and the United States of America, we've bought everything with money." <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-buying-weapons-deal-us-110-billion-tanks-choppers-trump-thaad-2017-5">Trump approved the largest weapons deal in US history - here's what Saudi Arabia is buying</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

The Saudis still haven't locked in the massive arms deals Trump touted, and they're still talking to Russia about its advanced S-400 air defense system

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia offers amnesty period to labourers stranded there

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The Saudis still haven't locked in the massive arms deals Trump touted, and they're still talking to Russia about its advanced S-400 air defense system

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