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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Aniruddha Ghosal and Jim Gomez

For foreign workers in the Mideast, risk from the Iran war collides with economic strain at home

US Foreign Workers - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

He had met his 6-year-old son only once. A few days together in a life otherwise spent apart.

For 15 years, Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun worked in Saudi Arabia, sending money home to his family in one of the poorest areas of Bangladesh. This year, he had planned to return, build a larger house with his savings and spend time with the child he barely knew.

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