Nearly 10,000 Danes in the Middle East have signed up for the Foreign Ministry’s Danes Abroad list because of the Iran war. And many others are stranded in Asia. Politiken spoke with two of them.

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The war in the Middle East has shut down airports in Dubai, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi, creating massive chaos in air traffic to and from the affected hubs. Foto: Amr Alfiky/Ritzau Scanpix

The war between Iran and the USA and Israel has closed the airspace over large parts of the Middle East, leaving many Danes stranded in the United Arab Emirates or Qatar. On Thursday, approximately 10,000 Danes in the Middle East were registered on the Foreign Ministry’s Danish list.

Additionally, many Danes cannot return home from destinations in Asia because their flights were supposed to have a layover in airports in either Doha, Dubai, or Abu Dhabi.

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