Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Ambassador Haddad El-Gohary said some Egyptians had been safely evacuated from Iran through Armenia, while stressing that “we have received no reports of fatalities or injuries resulting from the military operations.”
The remarks come as the current regional conflict disrupted air travel and forced multiple countries to organize evacuations of their nationals through alternative land routes due to widespread airspace closures.
Speaking to the “Studio Extra” programme on Extra News late on Sunday, El-Gohary said the situation of Egyptian communities in Gulf and Mashreq countries remains stable, pointing to repeated foreign ministry statements affirming their safety.
He added that a dedicated task force has been formed to monitor developments since the outbreak of military operations, holding daily coordination meetings with consuls and ambassadors under directives from Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.
Egypt has also secured emergency transit visas for stranded citizens, enabling them to travel to countries with open airspace such as Oman and Jordan. “Thousands have crossed using emergency visas … and we are in full coordination,” El-Gohary said.
He noted that most Egyptians abroad are residents tied to employment contracts, while embassies have activated hotlines for those wishing to return.
Authorities are compiling lists of citizens seeking repatriation, with “several hundred” crossing daily into neighboring countries to catch flights back to Egypt.
The foreign ministry has instructed all diplomatic missions to facilitate consular services, with El-Gohary saying, “So far, we are managing the crisis very efficiently.”
In a separate statement, the ministry said it is conducting daily follow-ups through a specialized committee and virtual meetings with diplomatic missions to ensure the safety of Egyptians and provide necessary consular support.
The evacuations come amid one of the largest civilian air-disruption crises in the region in years, with multiple countries closing or restricting airspace following the escalation, forcing governments to reroute nationals through land corridors and third countries.
Diplomatic sources and international media estimates indicate that tens of thousands of foreign nationals have sought evacuation or assisted departure from affected areas since the start of the escalation, with several countries activating emergency consular operations and military-supported repatriation plans.
European and Asian governments have organized hundreds to several thousand evacuations each, often moving citizens overland to transit hubs such as Armenia, Turkey, Jordan, and Oman, where commercial flights remain operational.
Some countries have reported daily evacuation flows in the hundreds, reflecting a sustained outbound movement rather than a single large-scale airlift, as airspace closures and security risks limit direct flights from conflict-adjacent zones.
The shift to land-based evacuation corridors, particularly from Iran into the South Caucasus and from parts of the Gulf into neighboring states, has become a defining feature of the current conflict, placing additional pressure on border infrastructure and consular coordination.
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