Where in the Middle East is safe to travel to?

Concern about potential Middle Eastern dangers is one of the topics readers of this blog ask me about the most so, in this guide, you will find everything you need to know about it

Right before I began to write this article, I decided to Google the latest Middle East-related news, and these were the first results that showed up:

• How Europe is getting entangled in the big Middle East conflict
• Saudi Arabia hinders Yemeni agreement
• Israel and UAE historic deal to normalize relations
• UAE and Israel to establish spy base in Yemen

They are all related with the ongoing Middle Eastern issues, to a greater or lesser degree.

That’s what the international media talks about and, unfortunately, pretty much the only information most people from around the globe get access to.

As a result, the Middle East is perceived by many as an unsafe territory, hence an unlikely place to travel to, which is extremely sad and wrong, because this region is large, rich, composed of many different countries which, more often than not, have nothing to do with each other’s issues.

The Middle East is one of the most troubled regions in the world, nobody is denying that, plus there are some areas – just a few, in my opinion – which can be extremely dangerous.

Based on my travel experience in the Middle East, in this post, I wanted to tell you where in the Middle East is safe to travel, which includes a thorough analysis and country breakdown.

Is the Middle East safe? 4 reasons to believe it isn’t a dangerous place to travel to

The Middle East is huge

The Middle East is an enormous territory almost as big as Europe and composed of 15 countries, 16 if you count Turkey as well.

These countries are:

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen

From a cultural point of view, they have little to do with each other. Of course, they share many similarities but comparing, let’s say, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and…