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A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
"I again call on the Government of Syria to meet all its human rights obligations and uphold political freedoms, equal access to justice and the rule of law" said Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt.
HMS Protector will fulfil HMS Endurance’s role as the Navy’s ice patrol ship for an interim period, and has been leased on a three-year contract…
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is looking to industry, including small and medium-sized enterprises, to help reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions across the Ministry of Defence (MOD) estate.
French military personnel have been working alongside their British counterparts in Germany to prepare for an upcoming major military exercise between the two countries. Report by Captain Mike Billings.
Lance Corporal Ryder arrived in Helmand on Operation HERRICK 14 a few weeks ago, and has started blogging from the front line. Last week, his…
The Apache attack helicopter has dazzled the crowds at the Suffolk Show this week with the Army helicopters based at Wattisham Flying Station giving an exhilarating display of their flying and fighting capabilities.
The series of call-outs, which were to last almost nine hours in total, began to unfold at around 1700hrs on Tuesday 31 May 2011, when the crew…
After training more than a staggering 1,000 young cadets to fly solo, one of the Air Cadets' longest-serving members played a key role in the organisation's historic 70th anniversary celebrations last week.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed the announcement that operations in Libya will be extended for 90 days.
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt said it is now critical that there is concrete change and genuine political reform, to ensure long term stability in Bahrain.
Portree Police requested assistance from the SAR team at RAF Lossiemouth after receiving an emergency call relating to a group who were climbing…
RAF Typhoon and Tornado jets struck ten Gaddafi-regime ammunition storage bunkers and a military vehicle yesterday at a site near Waddan in Libya, using Enhanced Paveway II and Paveway IV bombs.
Colonel Andrew Jackson, the Deputy Commander of Task Force Helmand, welcomed a new Estonian Company to Camp Bastion this week.
The late J G Ballard once told the Guardian that in cyberspace ‘the entire human experience seems to unveil itself like the surface of a new…
The Ministry of Defence has launched a campaign today aimed at encouraging Service personnel and MOD civilians to "Think Before You Share"
Francis Maude, minister for cybersecurity, today urged business leaders to help invest in empowering safe travel through cyberspace.
Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office and cyber security, made a keynote speech at a conference in London.
From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: Care home abuse, Southern Cross, FIFA, Prisons, Libya, Economy, Olympic tickets, Health.
British forces from all three Services have supported hundreds of Afghan soldiers in carrying out a major operation to clear insurgents from one of their last remaining strongholds in central Helmand.
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