If you are planning to travel to one of the countries having political unrest you should check with the FCO website to look at whether the British Government is advising against travel to a particular country. If so, then it is probable that your travel insurer will not cover you if you go against this advice.

As the FCO advises against holiday travel to Tunisia and thousands are repatriated, it appears that tourists seeking North-African sun should, for the time being, look for holidays in Morocco or Egypt.