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  • Minister for the Middle East, Dr Andrew Murrison, visits Iran

    The UK Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa visited Tehran on 22 to 23 June for discussions with senior Iranian government representatives.

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  • UK Minister for the Middle East to visit Iran

    UK Minister of State for the Middle East, Dr Murrison, will conduct a short visit to Iran on 23 June.

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  • Statement on attacks on health facilities in the Idlib area of Syria

    Statement to Parliament by Dr Andrew Murrison, Minister of State for the Middle East and Minister of State for International Development.

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  • Andrew Murrison's statement on Israeli settlement construction

    Minister for Middle East has issued a statement on plans to construct hundreds of settlement units in East Jerusalem.

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  • More than 380,000 people in Gaza will receive life-saving medical treatment with help from UK aid

    UK aid to the World Health Organisation will address urgent gaps in trauma and emergency care, including by establishing a new limb reconstruction unit.

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  • Duke of Gloucester visits Northern Ireland

    Earlier today HRH The Duke of Gloucester arrived in Northern Ireland where he undertook a number of engagements in Co Tyrone and Co Down.

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

  • First World War & Decade of Centenaries commemorations - Update

    The NIO provides a useful update on progress around the commemoration of First World War and the wider decade of commemorations

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

  • Dr Murrison address to WW1 ancestors' memories event

    Libraries NI and Living Legacies 1914-18 organised a First World War commemoration event, WW1 and You - Objects and Memories which Dr Andrew Murrison addressed

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

  • Future plans for Dalgety Bay

    MOD has published a report setting out plans to manage radium contamination at Dalgety Bay in Fife.

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

  • MOD identifies future strategic trends

    The Ministry of Defence Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre has set out what the world might look like 30 years from now.

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

  • UK increases military support in Bosnia

    Ninety additional UK army personnel are being sent to Bosnia and Herzegovina to support the EU mission.

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

  • Armed forces training gets £250 million boost

    A new, state-of-the-art defence training college is to be built in Hampshire.

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

  • Disused tube station sells for £53 million

    The Ministry of Defence has sold a former London Underground station, used during the Second World War as a command centre, for £53 million.

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

  • Work begins on defence training college

    Work has begun to transform a former RAF base into a multi-million-pound training facility for the armed forces.

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

  • Defence minister visits cadets in Scotland

    Minister for International Security Strategy, Dr Andrew Murrison, has taken the time to watch army officer cadets training in Scotland.

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

  • HMS Richmond hosts Anglo-Colombian conference

    The third annual Anglo-Colombian strategic defence conference has been held onboard HMS Richmond in Cartagena.

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

  • HMS Montrose to assist in removal of chemical stocks from Syria

    The Royal Navy frigate is assisting in the international effort to remove chemical stocks from Syria to stop them being used in weapons.

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

  • £51 million contract for new troops' homes

    A major contract to build new homes for soldiers and their families returning from Germany has been announced today.

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

  • Destroyer meets Russian task force along UK coastline

    A Royal Navy warship has returned to Portsmouth after ensuring a number of Russian ships had a safe passage along the UK coastline at short notice over Christmas.

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

  • Transfer of responsibility on Operation Althea

    1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland has taken over the UK's commitment to the EU stabilisation mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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