If you hold a UAE passport and are currently planning to travel to Iran, Lebanon or Iraq or are already in these countries at the moment, please listen up. The Foreign Ministry of the UAE has announced a travel ban on Emiratis planning to travel to the three countries in the Middle East, citing current regional circumstances.
The Ministry is also urging all UAE nationals currently in Iran, Lebanon or Iraq to expedite their immediate return to the Gulf state. This is of absolute priority for the UAE in order to ensure the safety of all its citizens abroad. The Ministry has also issued a contact number for all the UAE passport holders currently in the three countries as part of their precautionary measures.
You can contact the UAE Foreign Ministry on +971 80044444 if you are in Iran, Lebanon or Iraq at the moment. It is absolutely necessary to expedite your immediate return from these countries as the Ministry has highlighted the current situation in the Middle East as the reason. Get your information from official or reliable sources only and keep an eye on all key UAE travel updates on Travel to Dubai.
UAE Flight Status: Emirates Flights From Dubai to Iran
Emirates is currently running a limited flight schedule. But it has also been significantly resuming its flight operations, reaching around 65% of its full capacity already. If you check Emirates’ current flight schedule, there are no flights scheduled from Dubai to Iran or on the return route. The output comes to ‘no results found’.
For more details: emirates.com/in/english/book/flight-schedules/
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UAE Flight Status: Emirates Dubai Flights to Lebanon and Iraq
On the Dubai to Lebanon route, Emirates EK957 is scheduled to depart Dubai International (DXB) at 11:00 am on 1 May 2026 and land in Beirut on the same day at 2:10 pm. This is a direct flight and takes 4 hours and 10 minutes to reach its destination. By the time of publishing this article, EK957 is still scheduled to fly. It is not clear yet if the flight is going to be cancelled because of the travel ban the UAE has announced for Emiratis.
UAE Flight Status: Etihad Flights From to Iran, Lebanon and Iraq
Etihad is the UAE’s national carrier. On 1 May 2026, Etihad has a flight scheduled from Zayed International (AUH) to Beirut. EY 581 is scheduled to take off at 8:35 am and land in Lebanon at 12:10 pm (instead of 11:05 am earlier). You need 4 hours 35 minutes to complete the journey. So far, it is not clear if the flight is going to be cancelled. For Iran and Iraq, the search for Etihad flights from Abu Dhabi to Tehran and Baghdad did not bear any results.
For more details: etihad.com/en-in/manage/flight-status
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