The current war in the Middle East has affected flights and travel plans among many other things and as a result, some places aren’t safe enough to travel to.
In fact, the UK government is asking people to avoid travelling to places that are under threat, unless you absolutely need to, in some cases.
To help you stay safe and choose your travel routes wisely, the Foreign Office updates its travel advice pages for 226 countries and territories to help you stay in the know.
Here are all the places that the Foreign Office has issued travel warnings for.
You can find out more information about each country and territory via the government website.
What is happening in the Middle East?
The US and Israel attacked Iran over the weekend, killing its supreme leader.
The first reported American casualties included three American service members as the US and Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran on Saturday, February 28.
Five were seriously injured in military operations targeting Iran, the US military said.
Airspace closures in the Middle East have resulted in a number of commercial flights being grounded since the attacks began on Saturday.
More than a third of the flights scheduled to depart from the UK to the region on Monday were cancelled.
Analytics company Cirium said 49 of 144 flights were axed.
Airlines such as British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and easyJet have changed their flight schedules this week.
All the countries and territories you shouldn’t travel to
If you travel against advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), your travel insurance could become invalid.
The FCDO adds: “No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guide and any specific travel advice that applies to you”.
All travel to the following countries/territories or parts of them is advised against:
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Burundi
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Chad
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Dijbouti
- Eritrea
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Georgia
- Haiti
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Israel
- India
- Iran
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- Niger
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Russia
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Syria
- Saudi Arabia
- South Sudan
- Tunisia
- Togo
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Venezuela
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
Travelling to the following countries/territories or parts of them should only go ahead if essential:
- Angola
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Burundi
- Bahrain
- Benin
- Cambodia
- Cuba
- Cameroon
- Colombia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Guatemala
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Kenya
- Kosovo
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Mexico
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Malaysia
- Mozambique
- North Korea
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
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- Peru
- Qatar
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Venezuela
It’s worth noting that some countries feature on both lists - you can find out more information and set up email alerts for updates on travel advice via the government website (a link to which can be found above).
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