Middle East and Africa (MAD)

Africa is a diverse continent of great dynamism and economic potential. Australia is committed to supporting African nations as partners for regional and global stability and a rules-based international system that delivers economic growth, security and human development.

Our operations in Ramallah have been temporarily suspended. Our ability to provide consular assistance in the the West Bank and Gaza is extremely limited. Australians in need of consular assistance should contact the Australian Embassy in Tel Aviv or Australian Embassy in Jordan.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest Arab country of the Middle East. It is bordered by Jordan and Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south.

Australia enjoys friendly bilateral relations with Lebanon, underpinned by strong people-to-people links. The Australian Embassy in Beirut, opened in 1967, was the third Australian Embassy to be established in the Middle East.

The State of Kuwait is situated in the north-east corner of the Arabian Peninsula, bordered by the Republic of Iraq to the north and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the south and west.

Australia and Jordan enjoy a warm and increasingly diverse relationship, underpinned by strengthening political ties, longstanding cultural links and a small trade relationship.

Australia has had diplomatic relations with Iraq in various forms since 1935. Australia opened an Embassy in Baghdad in 1976 and Iraq established an Embassy in Canberra in 1995. 

On 26 August 2025, Australia expelled the Iranian Ambassador following an assessment by Australian intelligence services that the Iranian government had covertly directed attacks against Australia's Jewish community. Australia also suspended the operations of our Embassy in Tehran, which we opened in 1968.

Links to Australian Government information about Tanzania.

Links to Australian Government information about Kenya.