If you were planning a winter getaway to one of these 18 countries, you might want to pump the brakes following the latest advice from the government.
Travel advice for Brits looking to head overseas in the near future has been updated, including some warmer winter holiday hotspots.
UK residents have recently been advised against travel near the border between Saudi Arabia and Yemen due to ongoing conflicts in the region, as well as Algeria’s borders with Libya, Niger, Mali and Mauritania.
Travel to Tunisia’s borders with Algeria and Libya have also been advised against by the Foreign Office.
You should check Foreign Office’s travel advice before booking a holiday to one of these destinations (Getty Stock Image)
But now, it has added more countries to the list – some with all but essential travel strongly advised against.
Following Israel’s airstrikes on Iran, a number of destinations, such as the UAE, Egypt and Morocco, have been impacted.
The Foreign Office updated its travel advice early on Saturday morning (26 October), with it saying: “Ongoing hostilities in the region and between Israel and Lebanon could escalate quickly and pose risks for the wider region.
“On October 1, Iran launched around 200 ballistic missiles at Israel. On October 26, Israel carried out military action against Iran.”
The full list of countries affected are as follows:
- Cyprus
- Turkey
- Bahrain
- Egypt
- Oman
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
- Algeria
- Tunisia
- Syria
- Lebanon
- Iran
- Morocco
- The Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Israel
- Libya
If you are still planning to visit any of the above countries, you must check the full details of the Foreign Office’s travel advice to stay on the safe side, though you might be better off looking elsewhere in the world.
Dubai might have to be taken off your winter holiday lists (Getty Stock Image)
Iran closed its airspace for a few hours on Saturday, as the Associated Press analysed flight-tracking data that revealed that commercial airlines had mostly left the skies over Iran, as well as the neighbouring countries of Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.
Israel’s attack on Iran ended just before sunrise in the capital of Tehran, as Tel Aviv stated that it was targeting missile-manufacturing facilities that Iran had fired at Israel over the course of the past year.
They also stated that they hit missile sites as well as ‘additional Iranian aerial capabilities’.
This attack came after Iran fired missiles and drones at Israel back in April, while they also launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on 1 October, with Israelis evacuating to bomb shelters.
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, said Iran ‘made a big mistake’, following the attacks this month.