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‘It is illegal to take photos of government buildings and people have been charged for posing in front of forbidden sites.

‘There is a real risk that well meaning visitors stranded in the UAE will be inadvertently breaking the law.’

It comes as the navy is readying evacuation warships to be deployed to help stranded British tourists and expats in Dubai.

The RFA Lyme Bay is being placed on ‘heightened readiness’ to be sent to the eastern Mediterranean to help Brits stuck in the Middle East.

The Ministry of Defence said: ‘As part of prudent planning,we have taken the decision to bring RFA Lyme Bay to heightened readiness as a precaution,should she be needed to assist in maritime tasks in the eastern Mediterranean.’

The RFA Lyme Bay is being placed on ‘heightened readiness’ to help stranded Brits (Picture: PA)

The vessel,which is a landing ship,has both aviation and medical facilities primed for humanitarian relief missions.

It is currently in Gibraltar,with the status change only ‘precautionary’.

Influencers who have remained in the country say they are ‘stuck in middle of World War Three’.

Aviation Expert Daniel Goz,known as Nonstop Dan, claimed he was stranded because the only tickets to get home were economy class.

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