Israel launches fresh attacks on Tehran and Beirut
Tens of thousands of people left stranded in the Middle East as conflict complicates routes home
Tens of thousands of people are stranded across the Middle East and awaiting evacuation as the Iran war spreads throughout the region.
Major airlines have cancelled flights to and from the region and airspace across the Gulf is closed. Some of those who are stuck have been forced to seek shelter amid airstrikes , while others are stuck on cruise ships that currently cannot sail through the Strait of Hormuz, AP reports.
The US State Department urged all US citizens to leave more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries over the safety risk with the ongoing escalations that have dragged the region into significant chaos.
In Israel, the US ambassador told Americans there that the best way to leave is through Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
In Italy, the government has assisted with flights to Milan and Rome in the wake of mounting criticism against defence minister Guido Crosetto. The minister sparked a political controversy at home after being stuck in Dubai with his family during the initial phase of the US-Israeli attack on Iran.
Meanwhile, an estimated 30,000 German tourists remained on cruise ships, in hotels or at closed airports in the Middle East, and the first plane from Dubai to Frankfurt, Germany, was expected to land Tuesday afternoon.
France is also trying to organise the return of thousands of French people, the country’s foreign affairs minister said Tuesday. An estimated 200,000 French people live in the region affected by the conflict, and authorities believe roughly 25,000 French citizens are currently visiting the area.
The evacuation of Spaniards is already under way by land and air, and the country expects a first group of 175 citizens to land in Madrid from Abu Dhabi on Tuesday afternoon, Spanish foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares told reporters.
South Korea confirmed it had evacuated 23 nationals from Iran, while the UK’s foreign secretary Yvette Cooper said 130,000 British nationals have registered their presence in the Middle East.
A British government charter flight is to take off from Muscat, the capital of Oman, “in the coming days” she also told the Commons.
Tens of thousands of people are stranded across the Middle East and awaiting evacuation as the Iran war spreads throughout the region.
Major airlines have cancelled flights to and from the region and airspace across the Gulf is closed. Some of those who are stuck have been forced to seek shelter amid airstrikes , while others are stuck on cruise ships that currently cannot sail through the Strait of Hormuz, AP reports.
The US State Department urged all US citizens to leave more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries over the safety risk with the ongoing escalations that have dragged the region into significant chaos.
In Israel, the US ambassador told Americans there that the best way to leave is through Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
In Italy, the government has assisted with flights to Milan and Rome in the wake of mounting criticism against defence minister Guido Crosetto. The minister sparked a political controversy at home after being stuck in Dubai with his family during the initial phase of the US-Israeli attack on Iran.
Meanwhile, an estimated 30,000 German tourists remained on cruise ships, in hotels or at closed airports in the Middle East, and the first plane from Dubai to Frankfurt, Germany, was expected to land Tuesday afternoon.
France is also trying to organise the return of thousands of French people, the country’s foreign affairs minister said Tuesday. An estimated 200,000 French people live in the region affected by the conflict, and authorities believe roughly 25,000 French citizens are currently visiting the area.
The evacuation of Spaniards is already under way by land and air, and the country expects a first group of 175 citizens to land in Madrid from Abu Dhabi on Tuesday afternoon, Spanish foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares told reporters.
South Korea confirmed it had evacuated 23 nationals from Iran, while the UK’s foreign secretary Yvette Cooper said 130,000 British nationals have registered their presence in the Middle East.
A British government charter flight is to take off from Muscat, the capital of Oman, “in the coming days” she also told the Commons.
