Massive Middle East Travel Update for Aussies
DFAT lowered advice for five countries to Level 3, while warning Australians to postpone non-essential travel as risks could change at short notice.
- On Wednesday, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade lowered travel advice for Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates from Level 4 'Do Not Travel' to Level 3 'Reconsider your need to travel.'
- The revision follows the United States and Iran tentatively agreeing to a peace deal for Middle Eastern conflict, with formal signing scheduled in Switzerland this Friday.
- With 150,000 Australians having safely transited regional hubs recently, Australian Travel Industry Association chief executive Dean Long welcomed the downgrade, calling it 'a sensible and welcome adjustment.'
- Foreign Minister Penny Wong warned 'Level three remains a high threshold' and urged Australians to postpone non-essential travel, while DFAT continues advising 'Do Not Travel' to Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Yemen.
- Israeli Ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman said Israeli strikes against Lebanon would continue for defence, and DFAT warned the security situation could still 'deteriorate rapidly with little warning.
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ZawyaAustralia relaxes Gulf travel advice in boost for Middle Eastern airlines
SYDNEY/HONG KONG: Australia on Wednesday relaxed its travel advice for several Middle Eastern countries, allowing Australians to transit through and travel to the biggest Gulf air hubs with the security of being covered by insurance.Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the previous "do not travel" advisory had been lowered for the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Israel and Kuwait after the U.S. and Iran reached an interim deal to end the war.…
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The Straits TimesAustralia lowers Middle East travel warnings after US-Iran agreement
SYDNEY, June 17 (Reuters) - Australia on Wednesday relaxed its travel advice for Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates after the U.S. and Iran reached an interim deal to end the war in the Middle East.Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the advisory moved to "reconsider your need to travel" from "do not travel," but added that Australians should continue to delay non-essential travel to the Gulf states.
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