Until today it had urged travellers to avoid all but essential travel to the
entire country, except for the Red Sea resorts, such as Sharm El Sheikh,
Dahab and Hurghada.
Large parts of the country should still be avoided, it warns, including the
Governorates of Cairo (including Greater Cairo and the Giza Pyramids), Bani
Suef, Minya, Asyut and Sohag.
It also continues to advise against travel to the Sinai peninsula, excluding
the Red Sea resorts, “due to the significant increase in criminal activity
and recent terrorist attacks on police and security forces”.
“Our travel advice for Egypt has now changed in line with the reduction in the
level of violence,” said the Foreign Office, in a statement. “We continue to
urge British Nationals already in Egypt to follow the instructions of the
local authorities and obey curfews where they are in place. There remains a
high threat from terrorism throughout Egypt. This has not changed.”
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