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  • Foreign Office Minister condemns Israeli legalisation of Shilo building units

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt said that construction is obstructive to efforts to bring a lasting peace to the Middle East conflict and threatens the future of a two-state solution.

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

  • Iran and Western Balkans discussed at EU Foreign Ministers meeting

    Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament on the Foreign Affairs Council meeting last week. Discussions focussed on Iran and Western Balkans.

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

  • Largest intake on UK-run Afghan police training course

    British soldiers training Afghan police have hailed the success of a training course that has seen its biggest intake ever.

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

  • Life-saving defence technology awarded

    A lightweight oxygen generator developed to save lives on the front line has won first prize at the Engineer Technology and Innovation Awards 2011.

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

  • UK soldiers help Afghans clear supply route

    British soldiers embedded with an Afghan National Army unit recently to offer advice on a three-day operation to clear a vital supply route and search for insurgents

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

  • Navy warships return home for Christmas

    Families and friends of sailors serving on board HMS St Albans and HMS Edinburgh gathered at Portsmouth Naval Base on Friday, 2 December, to greet their loved ones returning from overseas deployments.

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

  • Backing for mutuals to enhance public services

    New support to help staff-led mutual organisations set up and spin out from the public sector has been unveiled.

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

  • Afghanistan transition announcement

    Statement from the British Ambassador to Afghanistan on the latest phase of the transition process.

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

  • Sir William Patey on President Hamid Karzai's Afghanistan transition announcement

    Statement from the British Ambassador to Afghanistan on the latest phase of the transition Process.

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

  • Chief Fire Adviser urges fire safe behaviour over the festive period

    The distractions of Christmas celebrations can often mean people put fire safety to the back of their minds.

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

  • Storming of British Embassy in Iran

    Latest developments following an incursion by demonstrators on 29 November at the British Embassy premises in the Iranian capital, Tehran.

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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

  • Syria: "These crimes cannot be allowed to continue"

    FCO Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has welcomed the strong action taken by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

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

  • Roll up for the British Military Tournament

    Following last year’s successful debut, the Tournament will take place this year from 2 to 4 December, with Her Majesty The Queen attending …

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

  • Royal Navy saves Spanish vessel from pirate attack

    The Royal Navy has come to the aid of a Spanish fishing vessel under pirate attack in the Indian Ocean this week.

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

  • MOD says 'you're hired' to apprentices

    Young apprentices from across the UK were singled out as engineers of the future in yesterday's MOD Apprentice Awards 2011 which saw prestigious prizes presented to a total of 29 apprentices for their work across Defence.

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

  • November Structural Reform Plan progress reports published

    The Government has published November progress updates for each department's Structural Reform Plans.

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

  • MOD civilian apprentice awards

    Speech by Andrew Robathan Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans.

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

  • Dogs 1, Pirates 0

    A UK-trained police dog team has today gathered vital evidence to help prosecute seven suspected pirates in the Seychelles.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes new EU sanctions against Syrian regime

    Foreign Secretary William Hague comments on new sanctions on the Syrian regime agreed in Brussels.

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