Why don't you contact your life insurance / loss-of-license company and ask them ( in writing ) the following question:
"Given the present situation in Saudi Arabia, bearing in mind the current government warnings, if I am required to go there by the airline for whom I work, during which I am attacked by 'terrorists' and maimed / killed, will you pay out in full on the insurance policy which I have with you” ?
For what follows the OED definition of
'essential' = absolutely necessary, indispensable.
The
UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office currently advises the following:
Unless on essential business, the FCO advises against travel to Saudi Arabia
The
Australian Dept. Foreign Affairs & Trade says:
Australians should defer non-essential travel to Saudi Arabia.
The
USA Department of State says:
The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer travel to Saudi Arabia. Private American citizens currently in Saudi Arabia are strongly urged to depart.