A number of Saudi tourists, mostly businessmen, who returned to the Kingdom after visiting other Arab countries, said they received warnings from the Saudi embassies in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan to take extra precaution during their stay in these countries due to recent terror-related threats. The embassies stressed the importance of speaking Arabic with the dialect of the respective country to avoid being kidnapped or harmed.

Saudi Ambassador to Jordan, Sami Al-Saleh, told to a local publication that the warnings launched recently aimed to protect Saudi students and tourists in Jordan. "We advised them that wearing the Saudi costume, white thobe and ghotra, may endanger their lives although the Jordanian outfits are more close to the Saudi ones. But in other Arab countries the warnings may be directed more strongly because these outfits clearly distinguish our citizens," the ambassador was quoted as saying.

He said the embassy is very keen to give continuous directions and recommendations to Saudi students in Jordan. Additionally, in Egypt, a source at the Saudi embassy said the embassy had issued several warnings against the possible threats to Saudi tourists. Such warnings also included avoiding speaking with the Saudi dialect and wearing the Saudi traditional dress.

A number of Saudi tourists who came back to the Kingdom from Egypt said that they received new warnings and measures at the airport to take extra precautionary steps during their travels. A Saudi businesswoman said the warnings that the Saudi tourists received were issued with the coordination of the Saudi embassy and the airport security.

"Many Saudi women did not wear abaya and veil. The same applied to Saudi men who did not wear thobe and ghotra. We are forced to dress and speak almost like local citizens for fear on our lives", one Saudi tourist said.

Interestingly, German's Federal Intelligence Service (BND), or 'Bundesnachrichtendienst,' warned lately that Daesh and other terrorist groups may kidnap Gulf tourists in Beirut, Amman and Sharm El-Sheikh.

The agency warned that the kidnappers could murder their captives the way they executed Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh.