Taiwan office helps five students leave Kuwait

​Taiwan’s representative office in Kuwait helped five language exchange students leave the country amid the Middle East conflict, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

The five women were studying at the Kuwait University Language Center. The office sent staff on April 4 to accompany them on an overland journey to the Saudi capital of Riyadh, the ministry said in a statement.

Taiwan’s office in Saudi Arabia provided support before helping them board an Emirates flight to Dubai on Monday. The students then took a connecting flight expected to arrive in Taiwan on Tuesday afternoon, the ministry said.

The situation in the Middle East remained difficult, with airlines canceling flights and countries closing their airspace. The ministry advised citizens to avoid the region, but if travel was necessary, to register before leaving Taiwan.