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  • Friends of Yemen meeting a “critical moment”

    "The UK government is committed to driving international efforts to provide assistance for Yemen’s plans to tackle all forms of instability and help it build on the important, but fragile progress it has made on politic…

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns attack in Yemen

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has condemned the "cowardly" attack in Sana'a on 21 May which has killed more than 90 people.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes extension of EU sanctions against Syrian regime

    Speaking after EU Foreign Ministers agreed further sanctions, the Foreign Secretary William Hague said as long as violence continued, the UK would continue to increase pressure on the regime.

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

  • Foreign Secretary comments on parliamentary elections in Algeria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has congratulated the people of Algeria on the conduct of the elections and the progress they represent.

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns bomb attacks in Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has condemned the attacks in Damascus on 10 May, which have killed at least 40 people.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister concerned by violence in Egypt

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt has called on all involved to show maximum restraint following violence in Cairo.

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

  • Minister calls on Syrian regime to implement urgently Annan plan

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt has commented on the ongoing violence in Syria.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister strengthens ties during visit to Libya

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt yesterday concluded a successful two day visit to Libya – his second in six months.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes extension of EU sanctions against Syrian regime

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after EU Foreign Ministers agreed further sanctions against the Syrian regime.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes UN authorisation of monitoring mission in Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the resolution increases the pressure on the Syrian regime to begin a transition to a democratic, plural political system.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes UN supervision mission in Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed the UN supervision mission in Syria, saying it is a vital step in supporting the fragile ceasefire.

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

  • Foreign Secretary urges Syrian government to honour peace plan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague: "We need to see visible, verifiable and indisputable signs of change".

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns intensified violence by "doomed" Syrian regime

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the regime should be under no doubt that they will be held account for their actions.

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

  • Developing the UK's global reach

    Foreign Secretary William Hague talked about working with the Middle East and plans to develop the UK's global role in his speech to the Lord Mayor's banquet.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes UN demand that Assad pull back troops

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed today's UN Presidential Statement on Syria which demands that the regime pull back troops by 10 April.

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

  • Making Misrata safer with MAG: clearing unexploded ordnance in Libya

    How a British charity is helping communities recover from conflict

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  • Demining Herat: making land safe in Afghanistan's 'bread basket'

    How UK aid and the HALO Trust are helping farmers reclaim their fields in Afghanistan

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  • Minister for the Middle East encourages further reform in Bahrain

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt met Bahrain Minister for Follow Up at the Royal Court of Bahrain Sheikh Ahmed bin Atiyatallah Al Khalifa.

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

  • Friends of Syria meeting concludes

    The second meeting of the Friends of Syria has taken place today. Foreign Secretary William Hague attended the gathering of the international community in Istanbul.

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

  • Foreign Secretary discusses events in Syria

    Speaking today in an interview with Andrew Marr on BBC 1, Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed international action on Syria.

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