politics
March 7, 2026
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Serbian citizens safely evacuated from UAE
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, in coordination with the Government and the national airline Air Serbia, successfully organized the first special flight from Dubai, which brought a group of Serbian citizens from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) safely to Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport last night, consisting of 262 passengers and children accompanied by parents.
TL;DR
- Serbia successfully organized its first special evacuation flight from Dubai, bringing 262 citizens and children back home.
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that this is an evacuation flight for citizens in the Middle East war zones.
- State Secretary Damjan Jović confirmed that Air Serbia was among the first airlines globally to conduct such a flight.
- Further evacuation flights are planned due to high interest from Serbian citizens in the UAE and neighboring countries.
- The Ministry, along with Air Serbia, will continue round-the-clock work to evacuate Serbian citizens from Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE.
- The Serbian Ambassador to the UAE mentioned that thousands of Serbian citizens are in the country and another special flight is expected by the end of the week.
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