Japan helps two stranded Taiwanese leave BahrainStaff writer, with CNATwo Taiwanese have left Bahrain on a charter flight arranged by the Japanese government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. The move was part of ongoing efforts to help Taiwanese stranded in the Middle East return home. The two Taiwanese were on Thursday accompanied by Taipei Trade Office in the Kingdom of Bahrain personnel via land to Riyadh, the ministry in a statement. Representative to Saudi Arabia Chang Chih-ping, center, poses in Riyadh on Friday with two Taiwanese evacuated from Bahrain. It has raised travel advisories for Israel and Iran to “red” — urging Taiwanese who are still in those countries to leave immediately.

Source: Taipei Times March 14, 2026 17:13 UTC