Over 10,000 Chinese citizens returned from Middle East amid war

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BEIJING, March 10 (Reuters) - Chinese authorities and airlines have ​assisted over 10,000 Chinese citizens in returning from ‌the Middle East, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, after the war in the region forced airspace closures and grounded ​commercial flights.

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  • Over 10,000 Chinese people have safely ​returned from countries including the United Arab ⁠Emirates, Oman and Saudi Arabia, Guo Jiakun, ​a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry, said in a ​press briefing on Tuesday.

  • China’s foreign ministry and civil aviation administration have guided domestic airlines to increase capacity to repatriate ​Chinese citizens stranded in the Middle East, ​Guo said.

  • More than 3,000 Chinese citizens had been evacuated from ‌Iran, ⁠the foreign ministry said last week.

  • The war in the Middle East, which broke out after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on ​February 28, led ​to flight ⁠cancellations across the region.

  • Major Chinese airlines, including Air China (601111.SS), opens new tab and China Southern ​Airlines (600029.SS), opens new tab, resumed flights earlier this month between some ​Chinese ⁠cities and Gulf hubs such as Riyadh and Dubai.

  • China has condemned the U.S. and Israeli strikes, repeatedly called for ⁠a ​ceasefire and sent an envoy ​to the Middle East for mediation.

Reporting by Xiuhao Chen and ​Ryan Woo; Editing by Christian Schmollinger and Kevin Buckland

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