Foreign Office warns against travel to 69 countries – full list | Travel News | Travel

The UK Foreign Office has recently updated travel advice for countries including the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Pakistan.

This comes after the US attacks on Kharg Island, which is vital to Iran’s oil network as much as the Straits of Hormuz, and Iran’s threats to attack cities in the UAE following those American strikes and following today’s (March 16) drone attack on Dubai International Airport.

The UAE is still among the countries that the UK Government warns people should only travel to if essential. It is one of 69 countries with a travel warning attached to it for UK citizens. This is the Foreign Office’s highest warning level, effectively telling UK citizens not to travel to these countries in any circumstance.

• Afghanistan, where British nationals face an elevated risk of detention.
• Belarus, where “you face a significant risk of arrest if you have at any time engaged in any activity now considered illegal by the Belarusian regime”.
• Burkina Faso, owing to “the threat of terrorist attacks and terrorist kidnap, and the unstable political situation in the country”.
• Haiti, owing to a volatile security situation.
• Iran, because of the ongoing Iran War. The FCDO warns: “If you are a British national already in Iran, either resident or visitor, carefully consider your presence there and the risks you take by staying. British and British-Iranian dual nationals are at significant risk of arrest, questioning or detention. Having a British passport or connections to the UK can be reason enough for the Iranian authorities to detain you.”
• Iraq, due to recent escalation in regional conflict. The FCDO warns: “There is significant risk of further escalation, and events are fast-moving and unpredictable.”
• Israel, due to the escalation in conflict in the region which poses significant security risks and has led to travel disruption.
• Mali, owing to unpredictable security conditions.
• Niger, owing to the increase in reported terrorist and criminal kidnappings of foreign nationals.
• Palestine, owing to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
• Russia, owing to a heightened risk of British nationals being detained in Russia and the dangers and threats stemming from its continued invasion of Ukraine.
• South Sudan, owing to the danger of armed conflict and criminal activity.
• Syria, owing to uncertain security circumstances and the risk of terrorist incidents.
• Yemen, owing to the devastation caused by an ongoing civil war and humanitarian catastrophes.

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The 19 countries to which the FCDO advises against all but essential travel are as follows. The warnings could include either the whole country or part of a country.