Souness among British citizens stuck in Middle East

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Updated / Sunday, 1 Mar 2026 12:43 Graeme Souness is waiting to return to the UK from Abu Dhabi Graeme Souness is among the British citizens trapped in the Middle East following attacks on the region by Iran. The former Rangers and Liverpool manager posted two videos on Instagram from Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi as he attempted to return to the UK.

"I'm hearing some pretty loud bangs go off and that is anti-missiles taking out missiles that have been fired at some American bases," said Souness in the opening video. An update then followed, with the 72-year-old saying: "Flight's been cancelled, still hearing explosions so we've given up, we're just going to check into a hotel for a couple of nights and see where we are.

"Hopefully things will settle down and we'll get back on the flight. You get grumpy when you get delays and stuff at airports but I think we should think of people that maybe this time are dying." One person has been killed at Zayed International Airport, with others also injured there and at Dubai International Airport, while thousands of flights remain grounded.