McEntee said that the government is exploring options to “try and get as many people home safely”.

The Government is mulling over contingency plans and what next steps it should take as it advises the 22,000 Irish citizens in the Middle East region to shelter in place.

There are currently no plans to evacuate up to 20,000 Irish citizens stranded in the Middle East as airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha remain closed.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has called on the estimated 20,000 Irish citizens in Gulf states to shelter in place and avoid trying to leave via land routes amid ongoing instability.

Irish citizens are being advised that they should not travel to parts of Mexico after one of the country's most notorious drug lords was killed in a military raid.

A charter flight is being arranged to evacuate Irish citizens from the Middle East within days. Concurrently, Britain, France, and Greece are deploying air-defence forces to a base in Cyprus, indicating a broader international response to the escalating regional tensions.

Irish citizens stranded in the Middle East have described witnessing distressing scenes as they wait to return home.

The Irish Government is developing contingency plans and advising the 22,000 Irish citizens in the Middle East to shelter in place amidst regional tensions.

The Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence stated that a significant number of Irish people in the Gulf are affected by flight cancellations. Those living there are being advised not to leave, and advice for Irish citizens in the region remains in place.

The Government will charter flights to airlift Irish citizens stranded in the Gulf in the wake of Donald Trump’s airstrikes on Iran – with the most vulnerable prioritised to travel home first.

The Irish government is exploring chartering flights to evacuate Irish citizens stranded in the Middle East, while the Taoiseach has asked the consumer authority to investigate potential fuel 'price gouging'.

The Government is mulling over contingency plans and what next steps it should take as it advises the 22,000 Irish citizens in the Middle East region to shelter in place.

Irish citizens in the Middle East have been urged to “shelter in place” by Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee.

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