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Rebecca Ratcliffe (now); Jonathan Yerushalmy, Lucy Campbell, Nadeem Badshah, Tom Ambrose, Yohannes Lowe and Adam Fulton (earlier)

Emirates says Iranian nationals are not allowed to enter or transit through UAE – as it happened

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Iranian nationals are not allowed to enter or transit through the United Arab Emirates, according to the Emirates airline website.

Under the Emirates airline’s visa advice section, it states: “Nationals of Iran are not allowed to enter and transit”.

The website of another carrier, Flydubai, said Iranian nationals holding a UAE golden visa were exempt and permitted to enter and transit the country.

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