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  • Developing UK relations with the Gulf

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt met with Ambassadors from the Gulf Co-operation Council states yesterday at the Foreign Office.

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

  • Minister for the Middle East condemns bombing in Iran

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has spoken after a bomb attack this morning on a military parade in Mahabad, north-western Iran.

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

  • Foreign Secretary calls on Iran to engage in real negotiation about nuclear programme

    Speaking Wednesday after meeting with E3+3 foreign ministers in New York, Foreign Secretary William Hague made clear that the international community was united in calling for Iran to adhere to its international obligations …

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

  • RAF Gunners support Afghan elections

    The Gunners, from 51 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment with additional personnel from 2622 (Highland) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment…

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

  • US and Royal Marines strengthen ties during Sangin handover

    British and American Marines have built on a relationship that goes back many decades to ensure that the handover of control of Sangin goes smoothly and the new American forces can fully capitalise on the gains achieved by B…

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

  • New patrol vehicle further on the road to production

    Plans to provide troops in Afghanistan with a new generation of Light Protected Patrol Vehicle (LPPV) have passed an important milestone with Force Protection Europe announced as the preferred bidder by the Ministry of Defen…

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

  • Prime Minister pays tribute to British troops in Sangin

    Prime Minister David Cameron has paid tribute to the "huge achievements" made by British troops in Sangin Province in Afghanistan.

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

  • Gloucestershire welcomes the ARRC with formal cathedral service

    The people of Gloucestershire have formally welcomed HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) at a glittering service in Gloucester Cathedral.

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

  • Elections postponed in Turks and Caicos Islands

    On Monday 20th September Henry Bellingham announced the postponement of the elections scheduled for July 2011 in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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

  • HMA William Patey interviewed on Radio 4

    HMA William Patey interviewed on Radio 4

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

  • Afghan Election Observation

    Richard O’Hara’s observations from Kabul

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

  • British helicopter crews support Afghan elections in joint ISAF mission

    British Lynx crews from the Joint Helicopter Force (Afghanistan), in partnership with their US colleagues and Afghan pilots from the Afghan Air Force (AAF), have been transporting ballot boxes, material and personnel to the …

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

  • UK forces transfer responsibility for security in Sangin to US

    ISAF has today announced that British forces in southern Afghanistan have handed responsibility for security in Sangin to US forces

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

  • New Reaper aircraft provides extra support to operations in Afghanistan

    An extra Reaper remotely-piloted aircraft has arrived in Afghanistan, increasing support to troops.

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

  • Minister for the Overseas Territories visits the Turks and Caicos Islands

    Minister for the Overseas Territories, Henry Bellingham is visiting the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), one of 14 British Overseas Territories.

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

  • PM pays tribute to British troops in Sangin

    Prime Minister David Cameron has paid tribute to the "huge achievements" made by British troops in Sangin Province in Afghanistan

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

  • Soldier from The Queen's Royal Lancers and soldier from the Royal Engineers killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from The Queen's Royal Lancers and a soldier from the Royal Engineers, serving as part of Combined Force Lashkar Gah, were killed in Afghanista…

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

  • Afghanistan Parliamentary elections

    Foreign Secretary William Hague makes a statement following a day of Parliamentary elections in Afghanistan.

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

  • Foreign Secretary expresses concern about IAEA's latest findings on Iran

    On 15 September the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors discussed the Agency's latest report on Iran's nuclear programme.

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

  • IAEA Board of Governors meets in Vienna

    The UK’s Governor on the IAEA Board, Simon Smith, comments on the IAEA Director General's recent report on Iran, and on this week's Board of Governors meeting.

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