Kathmandu, April 2 -- The government is sending two none-scheduled flights to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Friday and Sunday to bring back Nepali citizens who wish to return owing to the disturbances created by Iran's retaliation for US and Israel's attacks on it.

Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal initiated a meeting on Tuesday with senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation; the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal; and the Nepal Airlines Corporation. The meeting decided to send two special flights to Dubai and Damam, according to the foreign ministry.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has formed an eight-member panel headed by Khanal to study the immediate impact...