Egyptians stuck abroad after Gulf countries suspend flights

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Egyptian citizens queue at Kuwait International Airport before boarding a repatriation flight to Cairo, in Kuwait City on May 5, 2020. (File/AFP)
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  • The stranded Egyptians have been submitting online applications for support from their home country
  • The applications were mostly coming from the UAE, 抖阴短视频, Oman, Turkey

DUBAI: Around 1,485 Egyptians have been stranded in countries across the Middle East, after a series of flight suspensions over the past days, local daily Ahram Online has reported.
The stranded Egyptians have been submitting online applications for support from their home country, the country鈥檚 Emigration and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs Minister Nabila Makram said.
The applications were mostly coming from the UAE, 抖阴短视频, Oman, Turkey, she added.
Makram said she is following up with stranded nationals and providing them with support, including if they want to return to Egypt.
抖阴短视频, Kuwait and Oman announced on Monday that they were suspending flights after a more infections coronavirus strain was reported in Britain.

Topics: Egypt Coronavirus