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COBR met earlier today to review the situation at Sharm el-Sheikh airport and the operation to return British citizens to the UK.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Prime Minister David Cameron and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt held a joint press conference during the President’s visit to the UK
The government has agreed a new package of airport security measures with Egypt and airlines are now cleared to fly British nationals home.
David Cameron spoke to President Putin on November 5 to discuss the suspension of UK flights in and out of Sharm el-Sheikh
The Prime Minister chaired a COBR meeting this evening on ensuring the safety of British citizens travelling to and from Sharm el-Sheikh.
Philip Hammond spoke after COBR this evening and announced that we are now advising against all but essential travel by air to Sharm el Sheikh.
The Prime Minister's official spokesperson has made a statement on UK flights from Sharm el-Sheikh airport in Egypt.
David Cameron spoke to the President of Egypt on 3 November to offer his condolences over the Russian plane crash.
The Prime Minister called President Putin this morning to express his condolences following the Russian plane crash in Egypt.
Philip Hammond spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to extend sympathies after plane carrying Russian tourists crashed in Egypt.
Outline of the Foreign Secretary's programme for his Gulf tour
Deputy Ambassador Helen Winterton hosts policy roundtable on challenges and opportunities for women entrepreneurs and women in business in Egypt.
Minister for North Africa Tobias Ellwood welcomes Egyptian President Al-Sisi’s pardoning of journalists and human rights activists.
Last week General Sir Nicholas Houghton, Chief of Defence Staff for the UK Armed Forces, hosted his Egyptian counterpart Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazy on a four-day visit to the UK.
Minister for Middle East and North Africa Tobias Ellwood responds to sentencing of al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt on August 29.
Philip Hammond strongly condemns apparent murder of Croatian hostage by ISIL in Egypt.
Michael Fallon has expressed the UK’s support for Egypt’s economy and our shared determination to fight terrorism as he witnessed the opening of the country’s new Suez Canal.
Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening wishes Eid Mubarak to Muslims in Britain and across the world.
The British Embassy in Cairo Condemns the Terrorist Attack on the Italian Consulate in Cairo
International Development Secretary statement in response to latest figures from UNHCR.
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