Terrorists are ‘very likely’ to carry out attacks in UAE, according to updated Foreign Office advice

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British vacationers visiting the United Arab Emirates must be cautious of the elevated menace of terrorist assaults, based on the newest recommendation from the International Workplace (FCDO).

Journey recommendation for the favored Gulf vacation spot, which welcomes round 1.5 million Brits per 12 months and consists of the emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, was amended on Sunday 29 October. It added an “up to date evaluation that the danger of terrorist assaults occurring within the UAE could be very possible”.

Additional FCDO recommendation states that “assaults may very well be indiscriminate, together with in locations visited by foreigners.

“Terrorists proceed to difficulty statements threatening to hold out assaults within the Gulf area. These embrace references to assaults on western pursuits. It is best to keep a excessive degree of safety consciousness, significantly in public locations and at public occasions.”

The Israel-Hamas battle isn’t talked about within the new recommendation. The FCDO supplies background info that in January 2022, “a lot of missiles and unmanned aerial programs (drones) have been launched into the UAE from Yemen in early 2022, concentrating on infrastructure and excessive profile places.

“The overwhelming majority of those missiles and drones have been intercepted and destroyed however there have been a small variety of casualties. On 17 January 2022, the UAE authorities confirmed a Houthi assault on civilian services in Abu Dhabi, which precipitated the dying of three civilians.

“On 24 January 2022, the UAE authorities introduced that their air defence forces had intercepted and destroyed two Houthi ballistic missiles concentrating on the UAE and that there have been no casualties. On 31 January 2022, the UAE authorities introduced their air defence forces had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile concentrating on the UAE and that there have been no casualties.

“Additional assaults are possible. If an incident does happen, it is best to monitor native media experiences and observe the recommendation of the native authorities.”

The FCDO provides that “is extra vital than ever to get journey insurance coverage and examine it supplies enough cowl,” whereas anybody visiting also needs to maintain checking the entry necessities and restrictions, as they “might change with little warning”. There are at present no warnings in place towards journey to any a part of the UAE.