The Foreign Office has taken measures amid the war in the Middle East and several holiday hotspots, such as Thailand, Egypt and United Arab Emirates, are impacted
A passenger sits on her suitcase in an empty section of the check-in area at Heathrow Airport this weekend(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Brits have been warned not to travel to dozens of countries due to the war in the Middle East.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)’s list, which is constantly being updated, includes holiday hotspots, such as Thailand, Egypt and United Arab Emirates. Flights in and out of Dubai, which is in the United Arab Emirates, were suspended on the weekend and Brits there remain stranded.
Keir Starmer has insisted the UK Government will help keep Brits abroad safe. However, his FCDO team has listed 76 countries Brits should avoid for the time being due to the conflict. Of 226 countries or territories with foreign travel advice pages, 76 are currently flagged as having no-go zones.
Larges areas of airspace remained closed across the Middle East. Various airlines, including British Airways, have said they are “closely monitoring the situation” and have cancelled “a number of our flights to the Middle East”. Our sister title, Birmingham Live, has carefully broken down the full list, which features countries all across the world.
READ MORE: Iran declares Strait of Hormuz CLOSED and will ‘burn all ships’ – as prices skyrocketREAD MORE: Keir Starmer clashes with Donald Trump on Iran as stranded Brits issued warning
FCDO advises against all travel
Afghanistan
Belarus
Burkina Faso
Haiti
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Mali
Niger
Palestine
Russia
South Sudan
Syria
Venezuela
Yemen
FCDO advises against all travel to parts
Algeria
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Benin – northern border
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Côte d’Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Georgia
India
Indonesia
Jordan
Kenya
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Moldova
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
Nigeria
Pakistan
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Sudan
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
Western Sahara
FCDO advises against all but essential travel
Bahrain
Cuba
North Korea
Kuwait
Qatar
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts
Angola
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Brazil
Cambodia
Colombia
Ecuador
Ghana
Guatemala
Kosovo
Laos
Malaysia
Mexico
Papua New Guinea
Peru Rwanda
Tanzania
Thailand