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  • Troops train in the Middle East of England

    Troops from 1st Battalion The Rifles have been going through the final stages of their pre-deployment training for their upcoming deployment to Helmand at the mock Afghan village at the Stanford Training Area (STANTA) in Nor…

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

  • Minister for the Middle East announces additional £17 million for Palestinian state building

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has announced the UK Government funding during a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayad.

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

  • Alistair Burt tours northern Israel

    Minister for the Middle East meets Arab leaders in Nazareth, views damage caused to Beit Oren

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

  • Improved security allows British troops to close Afghan base

    The transition of security responsibilities from British to Afghan forces has taken a big step forward, with the closure of a UK-run checkpoint.

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

  • Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary visits RFA Lyme Bay in Bahrain

    RFA Lyme Bay, currently operating in support of four minehunters based in Bahrain, was recently visited by the head of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

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

  • Paras provide security for local shura

    British soldiers marked a security success this weekend by facilitating a district governor's shura - a traditional Afghan public meeting - in the previously troubled town of Showal.

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

  • RAF Gunners welcomed home from Helmand

    130 personnel from 1 Squadron RAF Regiment, based at RAF Honington in Suffolk, have been given a rousing welcome home from their six-month deployment to Afghanistan by the townspeople of Bury St Edmunds.

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

  • 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