There's no salmon fishing in the Yemen, tourist board warns The Foreign and Commonwealth Office last month issued a red warning over the Yemen, telling visitors to "avoid all travel to the whole country." It warns that attacks against western and British interests could be indiscriminate, including targets such as residential compounds, military and oil facilities, and transport and aviation interests. Direct cargo and passenger flights from Yemen to the UK were suspended for security reasons two years ago following a failed attempt to bomb an aircraft. Yemen was recently described as the "poorest country in the Middle East" in a BBC review of the country, which also said it had "become a haven for Islamic militants." Britons willing to risk their necks by traveling to the country, which neighbours Oman and Saudi Arabia, would have to fly via Turkey to get there. In Salmond Fishing in the Yemen, former Star Wars actor McGregor plays Dr Alfred Jones, who is tasked by a rich Yemeni sheikh with introducing salmon into the rivers of his country so he can fish for them. He starred alongside actress Emily Blunt in the film, which received mixed reviews and grossed over $10million worldwide. Talking of the film, the 41-year-old Scottish actor said: "We learned how to salmon fish as it's a very particular style of fishing and it's quite complicated to move the line through the air. Amr Waked, who plays the sheik, and I had to learn. Because we are playing passionate fly fisherman. At the back of my mind - as is mentioned in the film - the British fisher folk are quite a passionate bunch. I can imagine all of them being horrified by my fly fishing. I did the best I could.