Over 9,500 Kazakh Citizens Evacuated from Middle East

By Dana Omirgazy  in International on 11 March 2026

ASTANA — Kazakhstan has evacuated 9,517 citizens from the Middle East with the support of government agencies and diplomatic missions, while operations continue in several countries in the region. According to the Foreign Ministry, evacuation efforts are currently underway from the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. At the same …

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