[28/December/2009]

SANA'A, Dec. 28 (Saba)- Migration, Nationality and Passport Authority has said that the number of registered refugees from different nationalities in the beginning of 2009 until August reached 165, 783 including 114,373 males and 51,410 females, 26sep.net reported on Monday.

Statistics issued by the Authority said that the majority of the refugees are Somalis who reached over 165,000 persons with 109,000 males and 47,000 females during 2009.

The statistics noted that the rest of the refugees from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Iraq, while the number of refugees from other countries reached 738.

On the other hand, the number of Yemenis who have gotten married with foreigners in 2009 reached 1237.

During 2009, about 106 persons from different nationalities have gotten the Yemeni nationality through marriage .

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Saba