Sep 10, 2018

Saudi authorities have arrested a foreign hotel worker who appeared in an "offensive" video eating breakfast with a female colleague, the labour ministry said Sunday.

The footage, which sparked outrage on social media in the ultra-conservative kingdom, showed the pair sharing a meal at a desk.

The woman, dressed in a full-length abaya and niqab veil, is seen waving to the camera and feeding the man -- who was filming -- with her hand.

"The labour ministry arrested an expatriate in Jeddah after he appeared in an offensive video," the ministry said in a statement, adding that the pair's employer was summoned.

Local media has identified the man as an Egyptian national.