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Warnings Against Travel to Middle East Nations Lifted
DFAT says improved conditions and a US-Iran peace deal prompted the downgrade, while Level 3 advice still warns travelers and transit passengers.
- Australia lowered travel warnings for Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates from Level 4 'Do Not Travel' to Level 3 'Reconsider your need to travel,' following tentative US-Iran peace negotiations.
- Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister Matt Thistlethwaite announced the downgrade, which follows tentative US-Iran peace negotiations scheduled for formal signing on Friday in Switzerland.
- ATIA chief executive Dean Long called the adjustment "sensible and welcome," yet officials warn that Level 3 "remains a high threshold" and urge Australians to postpone non-essential travel.
- On Wednesday, Israeli Ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman expressed support for the peace agreement but confirmed military operations in southern Lebanon will continue, stating they are "entirely for our defence."
- Despite the downgrade, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade maintains "Do Not Travel" warnings for Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Yemen, even as 150,000 Australians recently transited these hubs.
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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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C 16%
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