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The Foreign Office has updated its safety advice for several popular holiday destinations including Turkey, Egypt, Dubai, and Cyprus. The warnings have been issued amid fears that ongoing protests and civil unrest in Iran could escalate into a wider regional problem.
The guidance cautions that there is a “heightened risk of regional tension” and that “escalation could lead to travel disruption and other unanticipated impacts”.
Iran has witnessed widespread demonstrations on the streets since the beginning of the year which have been met with a brutal response from the authorities.
The nation’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has admitted that thousands of people have been killed during recent protests “some in an inhuman, savage manner”.
American president Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iran “very hard”. For the biggest stories in Wales first, sign up to our daily newsletter here, reports Wales Online.
The Foreign Office continues its established guidance which recommends Brits avoid all travel to Iran and cautions that “British and British-Iranian dual nationals are at significant risk of arrest, questioning or detention”.
Foreign Office advice:Egypt, Cyprus, Jordan, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates which includes Dubai:
The department has now also updated its travel guidance for several countries in the broader region, including Egypt, Cyprus, Jordan, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates which includes Dubai. The fresh travel guidance for each states: “British nationals should take sensible precautions, considering their own individual circumstances. Monitor local and international media for the latest information.
“Sign up to local information alerts/resources and follow the instructions of the local authorities. Stay away from areas around security or military facilities.”
The Foreign Office is also recommending against all travel to the region around Turkey’s border with Syria due to “fighting and a heightened risk of terrorism”.
Other countries:
Mexico:
State of Baja California.
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the city of Tijuana, except:.
State of Chihuahua.
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the state of Chihuahua, except:.
State of Sinaloa.
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the state of Sinaloa, except:.
State of Tamaulipas.
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the state of Tamaulipas, except:.
State of Zacatecas.
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the state of Zacatecas.
State of Guanajuato.
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the areas south-west of road 45D.
State of Michoacán.
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the state of Michoacán, except the:.
State of Jalisco.
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the areas south and south-west of Lake Chapala to the border with the state of Colima. The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the northern municipalities of:.
The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the state of Colima, except the city of Manzanillo accessed by sea or air via the Manzanillo-Costalegre International Airport, and direct travel via road 200 from the airport to Manzanillo.
State of Guerrero.
The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the state of Guerrero, except the town of Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa accessed by air.
State of Chiapas.
The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to within 40km of the Guatemalan border between the Pacific Coast up to and including the border crossing at Gracias a Dio.
The FCDO advises against all but essential travel on Federal Highway 199 (Carretera Federal 199) between Rancho Nuevo (just outside San Cristobal de las Casas) and the Chancalá junction just outside Palenque (where Federal Highway 199 meets Federal Highway 307).
Kenya:
Areas where the FCDO advises against travel:.
Due to the risk of terrorism from groups based in Somalia, the FCDO advises against all travel to:.
The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to:.
Thailand:
Areas where the FCDO advises against travel.
Thailand-Malaysia border.
The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the south, near the Thailand-Malaysia border:.
The FCDO also advises against all but essential travel on the Hat Yai to Padang Besar train line that runs through these provinces. This is attributed to frequent attacks in the provinces along the Malaysian border.
Thailand-Cambodia border.