Canada seeks to evacuate more than 2,000 citizens from Middle East

Justin Tang/The Canadian Press.

Canada said it is working to bring home more than 2,000 of its citizens who remain in the Middle East amid rising regional tensions and travel disruptions.

Foreign Minister Anita Anand said late Wednesday the government had received requests for assistance from Canadians stranded across several countries in the region.

According to the minister, about half of the requests came from the United Arab Emirates, while others were reported from Qatar, Lebanon, Israel and Iran.