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  • Minister for Africa meets President of Burkina Faso

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham discussed the political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire with the President of Burkina Faso in London today.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister on plans for settlement building in East Jerusalem

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has spoken following reports that Israel is considering building 1,400 new apartments in East Jerusalem.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister visits Israel and the Palestinian Authority

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt is visiting Israel and the Palestinian Authority for the first time since his appointment as Minister for the Middle East.

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

  • Minister for the Middle East meets Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt met Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister to discuss restarting negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority and the Iranian nuclear threat.

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns violence and looting in Tunisia

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has called for a rapid return to law and order in Tunisia and welcomed the efforts of the Tunisian authorities to hold elections as soon as possible.

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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 news from 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

  • Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain

    Mr Iain Lindsay has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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

  • British-trained Afghan Police take on the Taliban

    Already in 2011 British-trained Afghan Police in Helmand province have conducted numerous operations which have seen dozens of insurgents killed or arrested, the destruction of Taliban weapons, and a raid on an IED factory.

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

  • Soldiers defuse record number of Taliban IEDs

    A team of British Army bomb disposal specialists have found and rendered safe 12 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during one operation in Afghanistan.

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

  • TV presenter inspects front line kit

    Fed up with the endless newspaper articles about how troops were being sent to war with inadequate kit, TV presenter Mike Brewer decided it was time to find out the truth. Report by Ian Carr.

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

  • "Britain will not abandon Sudan"

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham confirms that the UK is committed to helping all of Sudan's people towards peace and prosperity.

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

  • Foreign Secretary on resignation of members of the Lebanese Government

    Foreign Secretary William Hague condemns the continuing attempts to undermine the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.

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

  • Strengthening the UK's ties with the Gulf and the Middle East

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt visited Qatar this week as part of the Government's continued efforts to build relations with countries in the Middle East.

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

  • UK troops support Afghan Police operation

    British-trained policemen in Afghanistan's Helmand province have extended their influence to a new area and detained five suspected poppy farmers in a joint operation with British troops.

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

  • Dr Fox meets his French counterpart

    Ongoing co-operation following the UK-France Summit and the mission in Afghanistan were top of the agenda during British Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox's visit to Paris today.

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

  • UK military help Helmand youngsters back to school

    Investment from the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and the Military Stabilisation Support Team (MSST) has seen a school in Nad 'Ali fully restored, with 600 pupils now being taught there every day.

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

  • Change of British High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana

    Mr Peter Jones has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Togolese Republic.

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

  • British-trained Afghan Police show increasing ability

    British-trained Afghan National Police (ANP) in Helmand province are becoming increasingly independent and professional, according to senior UK military and civilian officials speaking in London.

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

  • Busy week for Royal Navy Search and Rescue crews

    The Royal Navy duty Search and Rescue crews from HMS Gannet at Prestwick in Ayrshire have just completed a run of seven call-outs in eight days.

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

  • Driving the Mastiff in Helmand

    In the past week soldiers from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment have used their Mastiff vehicles to escort veterinary teams and engineers around the dangerous Loy Adera region of Helmand province to assist the Afghan Government i…

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