More Than 9,000 Uzbek Citizens Evacuated from Middle Eastern Countries

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Between 1 and 5 March 2026, a total of 9,361 Uzbek citizens were evacuated to Uzbekistan, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan.

The majority of evacuees — 8,114 people — returned from Saudi Arabia on regular and additional charter flights. Another 1,192 citizens were repatriated from the United Arab Emirates, while 23 returned from Iran, 25 from Bahrain, and 7 from Oman.

The ministry noted that the repatriation of Uzbek nationals is being carried out in a systematic and phased manner. At present, evacuation efforts are focused primarily on countries whose airspace remains open to civilian aviation.

As airspace gradually reopens in other countries across the region, the process of returning Uzbek citizens will continue.

The Foreign Ministry has urged citizens to remain calm, avoid panic, and act prudently, strictly observing the rules of stay in host countries and relying only on official information disseminated by state authorities and diplomatic missions of Uzbekistan.