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British family stranded in Middle East after Foreign Office errors
BySammy Gecsoyler March 7, 2026

Nusaybah Sattar and five relatives were kept off evacuation flight despite holding tickets and UK passportsMiddle East crisis live: latest news updatesA British family stranded in the Middle East after being wrongly refused entry to an evacuation fligh…

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‘Everyone’s calling’: demand for private jets from UK firm soars by up to 300% amid Iran war
ByDiane Taylor March 5, 2026

Insider says demand is far outstripping supply and calls for creation of air bridges to evacuate people from Middle EastMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesPlanes are always urgently sought out when a crisis strikes somewhere in the world. Since th…

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Why some British expats in Dubai insist it’s business as usual – despite Iran war
ByDaniel Boffey Chief reporter March 3, 2026

Amid schadenfreude back home as UK nationals express their fears, others say they are not leaving anytime soonUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesIt is not always seen as a positive when the ruling family of a dictatorship makes a public show of mingli…

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‘You sneak in and hope you make it back’: the Sudanese volunteers risking it all to bring care to millions
ByMark Townsend December 24, 2025

Members of Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms network tell Guardian they didn’t mind missing out on the Nobel peace prize because ‘we only want to help’Doing good gets you killed in Sudan. It was why Amira did not tell her mother when she joined a volunt…

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Gaza PhD student and family evacuated to UK after Foreign Office U-turn
ByThaslima Begum December 19, 2025

Manar al-Houbi’s family had been denied entry despite a scholarship covering their living costs, but other students remain strandedThe UK government has finally evacuated Manar al-Houbi, the Gaza student who won a fully funded scholarship to pursue her…

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Gaza PhD student ‘heartbroken’ as family blocked from entering the UK
ByThaslima Begum October 12, 2025

Manar al-Houbi’s husband and children refused entry despite her winning a scholarship to cover tuition fees, living costs and housing for them allA Gaza PhD student who won a fully funded scholarship to the University of Glasgow has spoken of her heart…

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Yvette Cooper suggests international community on brink of Gaza peace deal
ByPippa Crerar Political editor September 27, 2025

Exclusive: Foreign secretary says world has ‘reached moment’ it wants to end war after Donald Trump signals plan within reachThe international community is on the brink of securing a peace deal for Gaza that could finally bring an end to two years of c…

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Yvette Cooper suggests international community on brink of Gaza peace deal
ByPippa Crerar Political editor September 27, 2025

Exclusive: Foreign secretary says world has ‘reached moment’ it wants to end war after Donald Trump signals plan within reachThe international community is on the brink of securing a peace deal for Gaza that could finally bring an end to two years of c…

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Family of British couple held in Iran say their health is deteriorating in prison
ByAneesa Ahmed September 27, 2025

Son of Lindsay Foreman expresses ‘real concerns’ after mother put on drip and stepfather, Craig, ‘constantly ill’The family of Lindsay and Craig Foreman, a British couple detained in Iran on espionage charges, have said their health is deteriorating in…

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Family of British couple held in Iran say their health is deteriorating in prison
ByAneesa Ahmed September 27, 2025

Son of Lindsay Foreman expresses ‘real concerns’ after mother put on drip and stepfather, Craig, ‘constantly ill’The family of Lindsay and Craig Foreman, a British couple detained in Iran on espionage charges, have said their health is deteriorating in…

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