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  • Medals awarded for British police work in Afghanistan

    Afghan Police General presented medals to UK police officers in recognition of their excellent work in Kabul.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets French Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé to discuss UK-France cooperation on Libya during their meeting in London on 25 July.

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

  • Bomb disposal pair clear Taliban IED factory

    Two members of the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Task Force (C-IED TF) have spent two full days making safe an IED factory found by British soldiers in the Nahr-e Saraj area of Helmand province.

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

  • Armed Forces Minister visits Reaper operators

    The Reaper aircraft are launched from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, by RAF crews deployed in theatre. Once airborne, however, missions are…

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

  • Military medics undertake Bastion to Birmingham charity challenge

    The controlled explosion of a German Second World War parachute mine created a 300-foot (91m) plume off Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

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

  • PM welcomes Prime Minister of Spain

    Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed his Spanish counterpart Jose Luis Zapatero to Downing Street for a bilateral meeting and lunch.

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

  • Transcript of press conference in London

    A transcript of the Prime Minister's press conference in London on 25 July 2011.

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

  • Eyewitness: The women and children in Libya

    Minister for Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt spoke with people who have recently been in Libya and in the refugee camps and heard about the effect of the conflict on women and children.

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

  • This week on the Foreign Office Global Conversations blog

    South Sudan, trade and Libya were amongst the topics discussed by Foreign Office bloggers this week.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Kuwaiti Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammed Al Sabah in London on 21 July.

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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 Secretary statement on Oslo explosion

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said the UK "stands shoulder to shoulder with Norway and all our international allies in the face of such atrocities".

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on the continuing violence in Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague: "We will continue to seek support for a UN Security Council Resolution calling for an end to the violence."

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

  • RAF Chinook crews train for Afghanistan in California

    RAF Chinook helicopter crews recently travelled to the United States to train for Afghanistan in the heat and high-altitude terrain of southern California.

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

  • Finding Taliban IEDs is a game for military dogs

    But, unlike troops, the military animals in Helmand province are blissfully unaware of what is being hunted or the daily risk they face. All…

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

  • Prince Charles honours Apache crews

    Soldiers who have been operating the Army's Apache attack helicopters in Afghanistan were praised this week for their outstanding performance by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister meets Egyptian religious leaders

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt met Head of the Anglican Church for the Middle East and North Africa Region Rev. Dr. Bishop Mouneer Hanna and Grand Mufti of Egypt Shaikh Ali Gomaa.

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

  • Dambusters arrive home from Afghanistan

    There were emotional scenes at RAF Lossiemouth this week as the 13 crews and 110 engineers of 617 Squadron, 'The Dambusters', were welcomed home from Afghanistan by their families and friends.

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

  • Navy Sea Kings complete 1,000th mission in Afghanistan

    The Royal Navy's Sea King Mk7 Force completed their 1,000th operational mission in Afghanistan yesterday.

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

  • Yorkshire crowds cheer soldiers before deployment

    Soldiers from The Yorkshire Regiment received huge receptions during hometown parades in North Yorkshire this week ahead of their deployment to Cyprus as the UK reserve battalion for operations in Afghanistan.

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