7 hours agoAP: Some Kosovars evacuated from Israel
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(a year ago)The countries are evacuate their citizens from Israel and Iran from the air, land and sea, as conflict erupts among the staunch rivals. Days of attacks and revenge by the two enemies have blocked airspace throughout the Middle East, cutting off commercial flights almost entirely and trying to make people enter or [...]
Days of attacks and revenge by the two enemies have blocked airspace across the Middle East, cutting commercial flights almost entirely and unable people to enter or exit the region easily, the AP reports. Periscope.
According to this report, some governments are reportedly using land borders to get their citizens off the road to countries where airports remain open.
Kosovo citizens are said to be among those evacuated.
“A group of 89 Bulgarians was evacuated from Israel by plane to Sofia, along with 59 citizens from Slovenia, the US, Belgium, Albania, Kosovo and Romania”.
They left the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheik, where they were transferred by bus across the border from Israel”, the report said.
Bulgaria reportedly has moved all its diplomats from Tehran to Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, the Balkan country's prime minister said on Thursday.
“We are not shutting down the embassy, but we are moving it to Baku until the risk passes”, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said.
He said the government had asked all Bulgarians who wanted to join the convoy to do so. They left with 11 vehicles Wednesday morning.
There was an alternative. They could travel through Turkey, but eventually we decided that they should go through Azerbaijan”, Zhelyazkov added.
