Middle Eastern airlines start to fly stranded passengers out of Gulf

France and Italy are preparing to evacuate citizens but many have yet to launch flights due to closed airspace

First wave of Europeans stranded by Iran conflict return home, with hundreds of thousands of people still left in region – Europe live

British, Czech, Italian and Polish media report first successful returns from Oman and the United Arab Emirates The first wave of European travellers stranded by the Middle East conflict returned home overnight, securing seats on the few remaining flights out of the region. British, Czech, Italian and Polish media reported first successful returns from Oman and the United Arab Emirates after just a few carriers managed to take off and leave the affected area. Continue reading...

By Jakub Krupa

Government looking to charter flights to evacuate Irish trapped in the Middle East as regional war widens

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