Colombo, September (Daily Mirror) - Sri Lankan nationals are instructed not to travel to Lebanon and Syria until further notice due to the current volatile situation in the region, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

While issuing a travel advisory, they said all Sri Lankans who are currently in Lebanon and Syria are strongly requested to be on alert and to take necessary precautions including restricting their outside movements and maintaining regular contacts with the Sri Lanka Embassy in Beirut and the Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Damascus.

They are requested to maintain regular contact through the email ID: [email protected], or the following emergency hotlines: 

• 0094 771102510 - Sanath Balasuriya, 
• 0094 718381581 - Ms. Priyangi Dissanayake,
• 00961 81485809 -  Fahd Hawwa