Police have arrested a Yemeni youth for his involvement in a murder in Yemen.

According to Riyadh police, the arrest was made after the Criminal Investigations Department of the Yemeni government received word that the suspect was hiding in the Saudi capital.

The suspect allegedly murdered a fellow Yemeni back home and had been living in the Kingdom as a migrant worker.

On arrest, Riyadh police found that the suspect had been residing in the Kingdom illegally.

A police spokesman said that the arrest was symbolic of extensive, longstanding cooperation between the two countries. The suspect is being extradited and will be tried by the Yemeni government.