{"id":323568,"date":"2026-03-05T21:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/have-brits-in-the-middle-east-been-abandoned-this-is-why\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T21:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:00:49","slug":"have-brits-in-the-middle-east-been-abandoned-this-is-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/have-brits-in-the-middle-east-been-abandoned-this-is-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Have Brits in the Middle East been abandoned? | This Is Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/lgLJRXDW5RU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Have Brits in the Middle East been abandoned? | This Is Why\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lgLJRXDW5RU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Most people have had a bad experience on holiday \u2013 but not many will have seen their destination turn into a war zone. <\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s been the case for thousands of British travellers in places like Doha and Dubai following the start of the conflict with Iran.  <\/p>\n<p>The UK\u2019s first repatriation flight was branded a \u201ctotal shambles\u201d &#8211; so what is the government doing to help both holiday makers and expats caught in the crossfire?  <\/p>\n<p>Niall is joined by Sky\u2019s correspondent Sally Lockwood in Dubai. <\/p>\n<p>Have you got a question for Niall? 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