UK updates travel advice for Lebanon
皇冠体育app Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office advises against non-essential travel to Lebanon and against all travel to south of the country.
皇冠体育app British Embassy in Beirut has announced updated travel advice for Lebanon. 皇冠体育app Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office advises against non-essential travel to Lebanon and against all travel to some areas in the south of the country.
This means that British nationals should only travel to Lebanon if their travel is essential. We now advise against all travel to the area south of the Litani river which includes the main Naqoura-Tyre-Saida-Beirut highway and areas to the west of it.聽 In addition, we continue to advise against all travel to the Hermel Area, including the towns of Arsal, Ras Baalbek, Qaa, Labou茅 and Nahl茅, Palestinian refugee camps or within 5km of the border with Syria.
We keep our travel advice under constant review. 皇冠体育app situation is unpredictable and could deteriorate without warning.
British Nationals in Lebanon continue to have access to 24/7 consular assistance - call +961 (0) 1 960 800 for inquiries.
We encourage all British nationals to stay up to date with our travel advice.