Hundreds of Greek citizens were safely repatriated from countries in the Middle East on Thursday, March 5, according to the foreign ministry.
- Ninety-one Greek citizens and their family members arrived in Athens from Abu Dhabi, on a C-130 aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force, under the auspices of the Greek Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
- One hundred and one Greek citizens and their family members arrived in Athens from Dubai on a special Aegean Airlines flight, under the auspices of the Greek Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
- Ten Greek citizens arrived by road from Jerusalem at the crossing of the city of Tampa, Egypt, accompanied by the Consul General in Jerusalem.
- In addition, 113 Greek citizens and their family members were transported to Athens from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, on an Air Arabia flight.
Operations will continue in the coming days and the ministry remains fully prepared to provide all possible assistance to Greek citizens affected by the war situation in the wider Middle East, the announcement added.
Greece’s foreign ministry issued a list of emergency phone lines and contact details of Greek embassies and consular authorities in Iran and the Middle East on Sunday.
It also announced the activation of ten emergency phone lines for the provision of consular assistance to Greek citizens regarding the situation in the Middle East.
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