Italy's defence minister stuck in Dubai with family

RiddleMaster · 2026-03-01T00:13:45+00:00

Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto is stranded in Dubai with his family due to flight suspensions following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. He was supposed to return to Italy but the Italian carrier ITA Airways has halted flights until Sunday.

RiddleMaster

2026-03-01 00:13:45

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MILAN, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto was stuck in Dubai with his family on Saturday as flights were suspended after U.S and Israeli attacks on Iran, a source close to the ministry said on Saturday.

The minister left Rome on Friday evening aboard a civilian flight to join his family, already in Dubai on holiday. He was scheduled to return to Italy on Saturday afternoon.

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The Italian carrier ITA Airways said it had suspended flights to and from Dubai until Sunday.

Reporting by Cristina Carlevaro; Editing by Kevin Liffey

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