Reuters Reporter: Following Ansarallah Attacks, Senior Company Executives, Diplomats and Others Are Leaving Saudi Arabia on Long Overland Trips to Bahrain, Doha and Dubai / Costs Have Doubled, and Some Are Charging More Than $1,000 for Car Trips to Dubai
Reuters correspondent Timour Azhari in Saudi Arabia said: In the early days of the Iran war, Saudi Arabia became the exit route for people leaving Doha, the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait to flee Iranian attacks. Now the situation has completely reversed.
A Reuters correspondent in Saudi Arabia says that following the country's clashes with Ansarullah, senior company managers, diplomats and other people are leaving Saudi Arabia on long land trips to Bahrain, Doha and Dubai.
According to the report, Taimur Azhari, a Reuters reporter in Saudi Arabia, said: "In the early days of the Iran war, Saudi Arabia became the exit route for people who left Doha, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Kuwait to escape Iran's attacks." But now the situation is completely reversed.
He continued: Senior managers of companies, diplomats and other people leave Saudi Arabia with long land journeys and go to Bahrain, Doha and Dubai.
Azhari reported: The costs have doubled and some are now demanding more than a thousand dollars to travel by car to Dubai.
The Reuters reporter said: Embassies are evacuating their staff and family members through Doha. Some people enter through Doha and the UAE, and others through Bahrain; However, many prefer to avoid crossing the bridge.