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  • Westminster Abbey service commemorates Battle of El Alamein

    To mark the 70th anniversary of the famous Battle of El Alamein, hundreds of people attended an evensong service at Westminster Abbey to remember the thousands of UK and Commonwealth Armed Forces personnel who fought in the …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Alistair Burt calls for progress on two state solution

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has met Palestinian Chief Negotiator Dr Saeb Erekat to discuss the Middle East Peace Process.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Attack on Congolese specialist in the treatment of victims of sexual violence

    Foreign Secretary William Hague deeply dismayed to hear about the attack on Dr Denis Mukwege on 25 October.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 142/2012 - Major Anglo-French exercise gets underway in the Mediterranean

    The Defence Secretary and his French counterpart today witnessed first hand a major naval exercise in the Mediterranean aimed at further developing the joint capability of the UK and French forces.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 141/2012 - The Firmin Sword of Peace awarded to 15 (Uk) Psychological Operations Group

    15 (UK) Psychological Operations Group (15 POG) have been awarded the Firmin Sword of Peace in recognition of their work in Afghanistan. The award is given to the unit or establishment of each Service judged to have made the…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Major Anglo-French exercise gets underway in the Mediterranean

    The Defence Secretary and his French counterpart today witnessed first-hand a major naval exercise in the Mediterranean aimed at further developing the joint capability of the UK and French forces.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MOD fuel depot emergency exercise declared success

    The River Tamar in Cornwall was busier than normal recently, with tugs, barges and other vessels simulating an oil spill from a fuel depot.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • IN PICTURES: International soldiers take on NATO's toughest patrolling test

    Soldiers from across the world have descended on the Welsh Black Mountains to face up to a gruelling two-day patrolling exercise.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Firmin Sword of Peace awarded to 15 (UK) Psychological Operations Group

    15 (UK) Psychological Operations Group (15 POG) have been awarded the Firmin Sword of Peace in recognition of their work in Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister calls for restraint in southern Israel and Gaza

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has welcomed reports of a truce between Palestinian militant groups and Israel.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Mosque Bombing in Faryab Province in Afghanistan

    Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi has condemned the attack on worshippers attending prayers during Eid al-Adha in Maimana city, Faryab Province.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal approval for Military Provost Staff

    A Royal visitor has praised 'the hard and challenging work' of Military Provost Staff (MPS) soldiers who run the British Army's custodial facilities in the UK and on overseas operations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Mention in Despatches for decorated sergeant who ran through a wall of bullets to save stranded soldiers

    An Army sergeant who risked his own life to save two soldiers stranded in an enemy attack has been awarded a Mention in Despatches.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Gurkhas deploy for first time on Exercise Southern Cross

    A group of 40 officers and soldiers from British Forces Brunei (BFB) recently deployed on the multinational exercise Southern Cross.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hero dog Theo receives animals' Victoria Cross

    Military working dog Theo has been awarded a posthumous Dickin Medal for saving countless soldiers' lives in Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary visits Pristina

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met with Kosovo Prime Minister Thaci Pristina to discuss Kosovo's progress towards EU membership.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Stability and prosperity in the Western Balkans matters to the UK

    Following his visit to the Western Balkans the Foreign Secretary William Hague has commented on the UK's continued commitment to EU enlargement to all countries of the Western Balkans.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • First official visit to New York by Theresa Villiers MP

    The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland , Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP has highlighted the vital role that the United States of America has played in supporting the Northern Ireland peace process. On her first official vis…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MOD policeman pioneers Afghan 'Crime Stoppers'

    A Ministry of Defence policeman is helping to pioneer a 'Crime Stoppers' style freephone facility which offers local Afghans the opportunity to report crime or injustice.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government