Foreign Office points new journey recommendation for 8 international locations in a single day – full listing
The Foreign Office has updated its travel guidance for eight countries overnight as the crisis in the Middle East continues. Officials amended the recommendations on March 6
The advice has been issued by officials
Officials have updated travel advice for eight countries overnight as the crisis in the Middle East escalates. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) amended travel recommendations on March 6 as tensions mount over the Iran conflict.
The updated guidance, taking effect from today (March 6), imposes “do not travel” bans on certain nations, while others have received modified instructions on how to leave. The revised guidance applies to Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Kuwait, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Jordan.
In Bangladesh, the FCDO has provided new details about global travel impacts due to the escalation in the Middle East. For Pakistan, the FCDO has updated details on regional tensions, encompassing flight disruptions and demonstrations.
The FCDO has instructed Brits to, “register your presence if you’re in Lebanon”, reports the Mirror. After drone attacks in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, the FCDO confirmed it has “have updated information on regional risks”/
And for Kuwait, the FCDO said: “Updated with information about the risks from terrorism (‘Safety and security’ page). Authorities now advise against all but essential travel to Kuwait, and say you sohuld “register your presence if you’re in Kuwait”.
Th FCDO has also revised the wording concerning the probability of terrorism in Jordan – with Britons urged to check the “safety and security” section. The FCDO has also issued fresh guidance and refreshed details about leaving Israel and Palestine.
This update comes after the touchdown of the first government-chartered plane bringing British nationals back to the UK from the Middle East, which arrived on Friday.
The aircraft departed from Muscat, Oman’s capital city, at 1.36pm GMT on Thursday and touched down at London Stansted shortly before 1am on Friday. More than 140,000 Britons have registered their whereabouts in the Middle East with the Foreign Office and 4,000 have made it home so far.
It comes after we reported how Brits who don’t want to be conscripted to fight if World War 3 kicks off need to apply for “safe” jobs. Those who work in certain key industries would avoid being drafted to war if it was called for.
Roles such as medical professionals, the emergency services and those working in the food and energy sectors would likely be exempt from being whisked to the front line. Dubbed “reserved occupations”, such jobs are considered to be so essential to the country that it’s more important for those working in them to stay at home, as was the case during World Wars 1 and 2.
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