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UK has flown 100,000 nationals out of Middle East since Iran conflict began
ByBen Quinn Political correspondent March 17, 2026

Foreign secretary says one third of those who were in region have left as MPs press for support for those still strandedMiddle East crisis – live updatedUK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reachThe number of UK nationa…

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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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Home Office tells Gaza academic his bid to bring family to UK not urgent
ByToby Helm January 9, 2026

Bassem Abudagga losing hope after being told wife must go to visa application centre, of which none remain in GazaA Palestinian academic has failed in his latest attempt to be reunited with his family in the UK after the Home Office concluded their cas…

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UK ministers accused of ‘embarrassing failures’ in Abd el-Fattah case
ByHarriet Sherwood December 31, 2025

Government should have appointed an envoy to carry out checks on activist in citizenship row, says Emily ThornberryThe government could have avoided “embarrassing failures” in the case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah by having a special envoy deal with complex c…

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Ministers urged to help students trapped in Gaza with places at UK universities
BySally Weale Education correspondent July 23, 2025

Forty people who have been offered scholarships unable to travel without biometric data they have no way of gettingPressure is mounting on ministers to intervene on behalf of 40 students in Gaza who have been offered full scholarships to study at UK un…

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Ministers urged to help students trapped in Gaza with places at UK universities
BySally Weale Education correspondent July 23, 2025

Forty people who have been offered scholarships unable to travel without biometric data they have no way of gettingPressure is mounting on ministers to intervene on behalf of 40 students in Gaza who have been offered full scholarships to study at UK un…

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UK ban on Palestine Action is an abuse of power, high court told
ByHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent July 21, 2025July 22, 2025

Intelligence assessment before proscription found that vast majority of group’s activities were lawful, court hearsAn intelligence assessment before Palestine Action was banned under anti-terrorism laws found that the vast majority of its activities we…

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UK protest group Palestine Action denies Iran funding as it faces ban
ByHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent June 24, 2025

Home Office to ban group under anti-terrorism laws, with officials said to be investigating whether it is funded by IranPalestine Action has condemned a briefing by Home Office officials that it could be funded by Iran as “baseless smears”.The home sec…

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