British family stranded in Middle East after Foreign Office errors
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A British family of six, including a toddler and an elderly woman, are stranded in the Middle East after being wrongly denied access to a UK Foreign Office evacuation flight from Oman. The family, who traveled to Dubai for a birthday celebration, relocated to Oman after missile strikes in Dubai and registered with the UK government for assistance. Despite paying for tickets on a chartered flight to London, only the toddler and elderly woman were initially cleared to board due to alleged visa issues and name discrepancies, even though all family members are British citizens with UK passports. The Foreign Office has apologized for the error, but the family remains stranded without assistance, missing the evacuation flight intended to bring British nationals home following regional tensions.
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