Gaza PhD student and family evacuated to UK after foreign office U-turn
Manar al-Houbi’s family had been denied entry despite a scholarship covering their living costs, but other students remain strandedThe UK government has finally evacuated Manar al-Houbi, the Gaza student who won a fully funded scholarship to pursue her PhD at the University of Glasgow, along with...
<p>Manar al-Houbi’s family had been denied entry despite a scholarship covering their living costs, but other students remain stranded</p><p>The UK government has finally evacuated Manar al-Houbi, the Gaza student who won a fully funded scholarship to pursue her PhD at the University of Glasgow, along with her family from the war-ravaged territory this week.</p><p>In October, the Guardian highlighted Houbi’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/oct/12/manar-al-houbi-gaza-phd-student-family-blocked-from-entering-uk">desperate battle</a> to get her family evacuated after they were denied entry to the UK, despite her scholarship and visa permitting her to bring them.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/19/gaza-phd-student-manar-al-houbi-granted-access-to-uk-but-others-remain-stranded">Continue reading...</a>
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