▲ A family embraces at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on March 6, 2026, after hundreds of South Koreans returned from Dubai amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. (Yonhap)

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S. Koreans evacuate from Qatar, Jordan with embassy assistance amid Middle East crisis

SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean nationals stranded across the Middle East in the wake of a regional crisis are continuing to evacuate to safer areas with assistance from local diplomatic missions, the foreign ministry said Saturday.

According to the ministry, 65 South Koreans who had been staying in Qatar safely moved to neighboring Saudi Arabia from Tuesday to Friday.

In Jordan, where commercial flights remain in operation, 41 South Korean short-term visitors departed the country from Thursday to Friday. The South Korean Embassy in Jordan dispatched a support team to an airport in Amman to assist with departure procedures.

In Kuwait, 14 South Korean nationals and one foreign spouse also traveled to Saudi Arabia with the support of the embassy.

The ministry said it has also supported South Koreans in other parts of the region, helping 25 people in Iran, 113 in Israel, 14 in Bahrain and five in Iraq move to neighboring countries so they can return home.

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