The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) recalled this Sunday, March 1st, that the Consular Emergency Office (GEC) is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to support Portuguese citizens in the current context of instability in the Middle East region.
In an informative note published on the social network Instagram, the ministry reminds that the GEC must be contacted exclusively in emergency situations, namely in cases of risk to personal safety, serious accidents, imminent danger, sudden disappearances, natural disasters or public order disturbances.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommended that Portuguese people in the Middle East region comply with the recommendations of local authorities, stay at home, and, in case of emergency, contact embassies or consulates.
The Consular Emergency Office can be contacted permanently via the numbers +351 217 929 714 and +351 961 706 472, as well as at gec@mne.pt.
In the same informative note, the contact details of embassies in the region were made available: Tel Aviv + 972 54 5451172; Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates, Kuwait) (971) 503 403 372; Doha (97) 433 639 594 and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman) (966) 547 566 139.
Israel and the United States began a vast military operation against Iran on Saturday, which has resulted in the deaths of several political and military leaders of the Islamic Republic, in addition to Ali Khamenei.
Tehran responded with missiles and drones against US bases in the region and Israeli targets.
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