Overview
- The FCDO, which refreshed 'no-go' zones on Friday, also kept shelter-in-place warnings for the UAE, Qatar and Bahrain and advises against all but essential travel.
- Turkey guidance bars travel within 10km of the Syria border and requires permits in Hakkari province, with separate authorization and a fee to visit Mount Ararat.
- In Cyprus, authorities confirmed a suspected drone strike at RAF Akrotiri on March 2 and told those in the Sovereign Base Areas to follow local instructions.
- Greece advice removed a February 28 protest notice, though the Foreign Office still cautions that no trip can be guaranteed safe.
- Travellers are urged to register for FCDO alerts, use interior rooms when told to shelter to reduce risk from falling debris, and keep flights and insurance under review due to ongoing disruption.