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The below provides guidance and helpful information on the IPO's attaché based in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan

• Updated: 8 December 2025

Find out about Gulf War Syndrome, research programmes, medical countermeasures and reports.

• Updated: 12 December 2012

FCDO travel advice for Iran. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 21 January 2026

• Warnings and insurance

  Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice…

• Entry requirements

  This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…

• Safety and security

  Terrorism There is a high threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK…

• Health

  Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…

• Getting help

  The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…

Advice for British people on staying safe when travelling abroad by sea, including piracy, armed robbery and security risks in particular regions.

• Updated: 7 June 2024

FCDO travel advice for Iraq. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 26 January 2026

List of designated persons and notices issued about new designations, revocations, delistings and other changes to the UK Sanctions List.

• Updated: 28 January 2026

The Prime Minister spoke to President Trump of the United States, this afternoon.

• Updated: 3 February 2026

List of designated persons and notices issued about new designations, revocations, delistings and other changes to the UK Sanctions List.

• Updated: 2 February 2026

FCDO travel advice for United Arab Emirates. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 14 January 2026

Securing the near abroad: Gulf and Turkish interests and influence in the Horn of Africa

• Updated: 9 June 2021