Anand says government pursuing options for Canadians to exit Middle East war zone

Ottawa Arranges Flights as More Than 2,000 Canadians Seek to Exit Middle East

Ottawa is arranging charter flights and reserving hundreds of seats on commercial airlines to help more than 2,000 Canadians who are seeking to leave the Middle East amid the Iran war. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said during an evening press conference on March 4 that more than 106,000 Canadians and permanent residents in the Middle East have registered with the Registration of Canadians Abroad service amid a conflict triggered by U.S. …

Anand says government pursuing options for Canadians to exit Middle East war zone

Anita Anand said Canada is pursuing multiple options to help more than 2,000 Canadians who have requested assistance to leave the Middle East, as some Canadians in the region are calling on the government to do more to help them get home.

Canada hoping to charter flights for Canadians to leave U.A.E. in next 72 hours: Anand

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the government is looking at getting Canadians out of the Middle East, including asking the United Arab Emirates to use its airspace for chartered evacuation flights.

Carney government working to bring 2,035 Canadians home from the Middle East, Anita Anand says

Canada is working to secure permission from the United Arab Emirates to use its partially-open airspace for government-chartered flights.

Ottawa arranges charter, commercial flights to help evacuate Canadians from Middle East

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she expects flights to leave for UAE in the next 72 hours

Dozens of Canadians have left Iran as Ottawa lays out evacuation options - National

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said the government was working on a number of options for getting Canadians out safely, including a 'limited number' of chartered flights.