Egypt protests latest: Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel

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British holidaymakers are being urged not to visit large parts of Egypt, as a wave of deadly political unrest continues to grip the country.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is recommending against all but essential travel to the north African country, following widespread clashes between supporters and opponents of president Mohammed Morsi which have left at east 23 people dead and more than 200 injured.

As a result of the widespread protests, the FCO is advising against travel to all regions except resorts on the Red Sea in South Sinai and those resorts on the Egyptian mainland in the Red Sea governorate.

Red Sea resorts in the entire region of Sharm el Sheikh, Taba, Nuweiba and Dahab have no travel restriction warnings.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/egypt-protests-latest-foreign-office-advises-against-all-but-essential-travel-8684892.html

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1. I received US State Department warning on Monday.

[dipsydoodle]

2. Your State Dept warning was issued on Saturday

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=522295

Our Foreign Office one may just be an update.

[T_i_B]

3. With all that's happening in Egypt......

.....I think I'll re-read "Reflections On The Revolution In France" by Edmund Burke tonight.

[dipsydoodle]

4. Coincidently

were it not for conflicting issues with my sister coming over from OZ and a friend due in from OH, the timings of which both got changed , I'd probably be there myself right now on the Nile.

As it is I think it will be more comfortable in Malaga in a few months time.