Bulgarian FM Issues Travel Warning for Maghreb, Egypt, Yemen

Politics » DIPLOMACY | February 19, 2011, Saturday // 17:52
Bulgaria: Bulgarian FM Issues Travel Warning for Maghreb, Egypt, Yemen Unemployed Tunisians sit outside the headquarters of the Phosphate Gafsa Company (CPG) in hopes of employment in the local mines of Metlaoui. Photo by EPA/BGNES

The Crisis Center at the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued recommendations for Bulgarian citizens to limit or desist from travelling to North Africa and Yemen, amid violent protests across the region.

The sternest warning is for Yemen, where protests are gathering force. The Foreign Ministry advises nationals to refrain from travelling to the country.

For Tunisia and Libya, the Crisis Center recommends Bulgarians who are present there to stay at home and avoid public places, although it notes that the cituation in Tunisia is getting calmer.

The Ministry specifically warns citizens to desist from travelling to eastern Libya, where the most intense tensions are underway.

The Crisis Center further warns of continuing unrest in Egypt, including its peaceful Red Sea resorts, describing the situation as "volatile and dynamic."

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Tags: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, protest, violence

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