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Updated information related to the Sinai Peninsula and country summary.
Reconsider travel to Egypt due to terrorism. Exercise increased caution in Egypt due to the Embassy’s limited ability to assist dual national U.S.-Egyptian citizens who are arrested or detained. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory.
Do not travel to:
- The Northern and Middle Sinai Peninsula due to terrorism.
- The Western Desert due to terrorism.
- Egyptian border areas due to military zones.
Country Summary: Extremists continue to express interest in plotting attacks in Egypt against religious sites, government entities, and diplomatic facilities. While Egyptian authorities largely conduct effective security oversight, terrorists may attack with little or no warning and have targeted diplomatic facilities, tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, western businesses, restaurants, resorts, and local government facilities. Terrorists have conducted attacks in urban areas, including in Cairo, despite the heavy security presence. Terrorists have targeted religious sites to include mosques, churches, monasteries, and buses traveling to these locations
...https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...-advisory.html