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FED:Warnings against travel to Middle East nations lifted

Travel warnings for Australians have been downgraded for several countries in the Middle East.

Advice for travel to Bahrain, Kuwait, Israel, Qatar and the UAE was lowered from the highest level of level four restrictions - do not travel - to level three - reconsider your need to travel.

The downgrade follows the US and Iran tentatively agreeing to a peace deal for the conflict in the Middle East, which is due to be formally agreed to on Friday in Switzerland.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the current conditions in parts of the region meant it was appropriate for the do-not-travel warning to be lifted.

"Level three remains a high threshold. We continue to urge Australians to postpone non-essential travel," she said in a statement.

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