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Saudi Arabia

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Currency Saudi riyal
Capital Riyadh
Dialing code+966
Population32. 94 million (2017)
Did you knowSaudi Arabia is the fifth-largest Middle Eastern country by population (31,521,000).
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Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is a country in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula.

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Qasem Soleimani: Foreign Office hardens Iran and Iraq travel advice

Nov 15,2023 10:51 pm

Foreign Minister Dominic Raab , fresh travel advice on Saturday

his travel-hardened notes for Iran and Iraq after the assassination of a top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in a U.S. air attack.

it warned British nationals not to travel to Iraq, except for required travel in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and only essential travel to Iran.

The death has increased tensions in the region, where the British 400 troops.

The Royal Navy has seized to escort British ships in The Gulf , where a tanker last year, it was.

Minister of defense, Ben Wallace said, Hms Montrose and Hms Defender escorted UK-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, between July and November, according to Iran.

he said he spoke to his US counterpart, Mark Esper on Friday, and called on all parties to de-escalate The Situation .

But Mr Wallace said: "according to the International Law of the United States is entitled to defend itself against those who pose a threat to your citizens. "

the US armed forces in Iraq were "repeatedly attacked" by Iran, the militia and the Gen Soleimani was "The Heart " of such efforts to undermine the neighboring peoples and opponent of Iran's enemies, he added.

Earlier, Shadow foreign Minister, Emily Thornberry , had the British government is the answer "pathetic".

Ms Thornberry said: "I understand why The Call in the UK, an urgent session of the [UN] security Council.

"I think it's a big risk, we could think of, at the end of The War , and I, we all do what we can, pull the Donald Trump . "

head of the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn , has attack written by the Prime Minister , Boris Johnson 's call for an urgent meeting of the Privy Council - - on the air.

Gen Soleimani, 62, quoted by Iran's Middle East operations as head of The Elite Quds Force

meanwhile, the former foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt said The Situation was "very, very risky", and the UK ' s task is to use "all use our influence to make arguments for the consistent US policy".

The Killing of Gen Soleimani marks a major escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran.

chants of "death to America" in The Streets of Baghdad on Saturday for him.

'stay vigilant'

In its Advisory, released on Saturday, The Foreign office said there is a risk that the British and British-Iranian dual-nationals "could be arbitrarily arrested or detained in Iran".

"The Criminal Justice was followed in these cases under the international standards progresses," it said.

The Foreign office also said notifications for other parts of the Middle East were to be increased, and asks citizens to be "vigilant" in countries such as Afghanistan, Israel, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

they advise people to keep you up to date with developments via the media and his own travel advice.

foreign Minister, Dominic Raab , said: "Given the heightened tensions in the region, the prices of the FCO now, not to travel to Iraq, except the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and to carefully consider whether it is important to travel to Iran. We keep this review. "

The remains unchanged, and warned that they are to travel to Iran.

It Comes , as It agreed to the United States , to send 3,000 extra troops as a preventive measure.

the UK has 400 troops based in the Middle East and together with the U.S. troops in the region.

Mr Raab called for a calming of the tensions, and adds: "Another conflict is in none of our interests. "

"We need to stand up to US'

On Saturday, around 150 people gathered in front of Downing Street for an "emergency" protest organized by the stop The War coalition, urged the United States to further conflict with Iran.

Among them were shadows-Chancellor John Mcdonnell and Shadow Minister of justice, Richard Burgon .

Speaking on Bbc Breakfast , Ms Thornberry - who has said the bombing is for the Labour Leadership called a "deliberate and reckless escalation of The Conflict with Iran".

"I'm very worried we could be pulled," She Said .

"We have a place in the security Council, not so that we can play that Donald Trump 's mini-me, "or" always " the agreement with The Americans . There are times we must stand up to them. "

Shadow foreign secretary Ms Thornberry said the UK should be standing to understand up to Donald Trump

Bbc News the Prime Minister was not alerted to the attack on Friday.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4 's Today programme, the former foreign Minister, Mr Hunt said he thought it was "regrettable, because, as one of the US closest allies, I think it is an important aspect of the relationship, that there are no surprises".

"But was it not also, perhaps, because you want us to ask ourselves in a difficult situation, the us a verdict, whether we agreed or not with what was done. "

He added: "The UK cannot afford to be neutral, if we want to be a serious global player. "

'Urging restraint'

Write to the Prime Minister , Mr Corbyn, a number of problems, including what had been said of the UK, in front of the air attack, and what is the government doing to ensure the safety of the citizens of the United Kingdom.

Earlier, he called The Killing of Gen Soleimani a "US assassination" and the British "is said to back attitude" from Iran and the United States .

Mr Corbyn was a member of the Privy Council in the year 2015. The members are all former Prime Ministers and Cabinet Ministers as well as leaders of the opposition.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described The Situation as "extremely worrying" and urged all parties "to stop further violence and work for the de-escalation of tensions".

"Further conflict in the Middle East is of no interest," She Said .

added the actions of the leader of the Liberal Democrats , Sir, Ed Davey , called for an immediate statement from Mr Johnson about the British position, adding that the UK should "work with a larger group of affected States in the United Nations ".

Mr Raab spoke with US Secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Friday, even though The Call is known.

Mr. Pompeo, he was "grateful that our allies continue to recognise the end of the aggressive threats by the Iranian Quds Force . "

In a statement, Mr Raab, are invited to all parties, to escalate "de-" after the assassination of Gen Soleimani.

He accepted the British ", said the aggressive threat" Gen Soleimani, but "further conflict is in none of our interests".



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Source of news: bbc.com

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