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Foreign Office travel advice updates

Latest travel advice information for British nationals in the Middle East.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 1 March 2026

Register your presence with the UK government

British nationals in Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Palestine, Qatar and United Arab Emirates can register their presence to receive direct updates from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).

You should continue to follow our travel advice for the country you are in and the advice of the local authorities.

• tell the UK government you’re in Bahrain

• tell the UK government you’re in Kuwait

• tell the UK government you’re in Israel

• tell the UK government you’re in Palestine

• tell the UK government you’re in Qatar

• tell the UK government you’re in the United Arab Emirates

Middle East travel updates

If you are travelling anywhere in the Middle East, you should:  

1. monitor our travel advice for the country you are in 

2. read our guidance on being affected by a crisis abroad

3. follow advice from local authorities

Recently updated travel advice

• Bahrain travel advice
• Iran travel advice
• Iraq travel advice
• Israel travel advice
• Jordan travel advice
• Kuwait travel advice
• Lebanon travel advice
• Pakistan travel advice
• Palestine travel advice
• Oman travel advice
• Qatar travel advice
• Saudi Arabia travel advice
• Syria travel advice
• Turkey travel advice
• United Arab Emirates travel advice
• Yemen travel advice

Read FCDO travel advice for all countries.

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Published 1 March 2026