As instability in the Middle East continues, Korean nationals who had been staying in the region are evacuating to safer areas. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Koreans also departed from Qatar and Jordan with support from the local embassies.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press reference on the 7th that 65 Koreans who had been staying in Qatar safely moved to neighboring Saudi Arabia on the 3rd to the 6th.

As flight disruptions at Dubai International Airport continue amid the Middle East crisis, Korean tourists who had been stranded locally return to Incheon International Airport on the 5th. /Courtesy of News1

Four people left for Saudi Arabia on the 3rd, 27 on the 5th, and 34 on the 6th, with the Embassy in Qatar assisting with vehicle rentals and immigration procedures.

In Jordan, where commercial flights are still operating, 41 short-term Korean residents departed on the 5th and 6th. The Embassy in Jordan sent a field support team to Amman Airport to assist with departure procedures.

In Kuwait, 14 Koreans and one foreign spouse moved to Saudi Arabia, with the embassy providing rental vehicles for the trip. An embassy consul accompanied them to Riyadh Airport to assist with the transfer.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said it supported nationals staying in Iran (25), Israel (113), Bahrain (14), and Iraq (5) in moving to neighboring countries so they could return home.

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