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The Irish Government’s first chartered flight from the Middle East is due to touch down in Dublin later.

It was chartered to bring stranded, vulnerable Irish citizens home amid escalating scenes in hostilities between Iran and Israel and the United States.

Three Emirates flights have taken hundreds of Irish citizens from Dubai to Dublin this week. Another is due to land at 9.45pm on Saturday.

Other Irish people have managed to get indirect flights to Ireland from Abu Dhabi or Dubai through London or Paris.

The Government’s chartered flight, which reportedly costs 800 euros a seat, departed Oman on Saturday.

The flight, which will transport 300 vulnerable people, including children and those with medical needs, will make one stop in Cairo.

It is due to arrive at Dublin Airport late on Saturday night.